The Emigrants
Title | The Emigrants PDF eBook |
Author | W. G. Sebald |
Publisher | New Directions Publishing |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2016-11-08 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0811221296 |
A masterwork of W. G. Sebald, now with a gorgeous new cover by the famed designer Peter Mendelsund The four long narratives in The Emigrants appear at first to be the straightforward biographies of four Germans in exile. Sebald reconstructs the lives of a painter, a doctor, an elementary-school teacher, and Great Uncle Ambrose. Following (literally) in their footsteps, the narrator retraces routes of exile which lead from Lithuania to London, from Munich to Manchester, from the South German provinces to Switzerland, France, New York, Constantinople, and Jerusalem. Along with memories, documents, and diaries of the Holocaust, he collects photographs—the enigmatic snapshots which stud The Emigrants and bring to mind family photo albums. Sebald combines precise documentary with fictional motifs, and as he puts the question to realism, the four stories merge into one unfathomable requiem.
The Settlers
Title | The Settlers PDF eBook |
Author | Vilhelm Moberg |
Publisher | Minnesota Historical Society Press |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 2008-10-14 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0873517156 |
The second book in Moberg's classic Emigrant Novels series.
The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California
Title | The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California PDF eBook |
Author | Lansford Warren Hastings |
Publisher | Applewood Books |
Pages | 157 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1557092451 |
Published in 1845, this guidebook for pioneers is a reproduction of one of the most collectible books about California and the Western movement. It was the guidebook used by the Donner Party on their fateful journey. In addition, because Hastings' shortcut route through the Rockies produced such tragedy, the War Department commissioned The Prairie Traveler.
Cruel Paradise: Life Stories of Dutch Emigrants
Title | Cruel Paradise: Life Stories of Dutch Emigrants PDF eBook |
Author | Hylke Speerstra |
Publisher | Mokeham Publishing Incorporated |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2018-03-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780991998128 |
Cruel Paradise deftly weaves together the firsthand stories of men and women who emigrated from the Netherlands throughout the twentieth century. Hylke Speerstra interviewed transplanted Netherlanders in Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa for this book, which vividly recounts the trials and successes of these emigrants.
The Emigrant Edge
Title | The Emigrant Edge PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Buffini |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2017-08 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1501169270 |
"Brian Buffini, an Irish immigrant who went from rags to riches, shares his strategies for anyone who wants to achieve the American dream. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Brian Buffini immigrated to San Diego, California at the age of nineteen with only ninety-two dollars in his pocket. Since then, he has become a classic American rags-to-riches story. After discovering real estate, he quickly became one of the nation's top real estate moguls and founder of the largest business training company, Buffini & Co., in North America. But Brian isn't alone in his success: immigrants compose thirteen percent of the American population and are responsible for a quarter of all new businesses. In fact, Forbes magazine boasts that immigrants dominate most of the Forbes 400 list. So what are the secrets? In The Emigrant Edge, Brian shares seven characteristics that he and other successful immigrants have in common that can help anyone reach a higher level of achievement, no matter their vocation. He then challenges readers to leave the comfort of their current work conditions to apply these secrets and achieve the success of their dreams"--
The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse
Title | The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Cowherd |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 374 |
Release | 2018-09-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3734026180 |
Reproduction of the original: The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse by Thomas Cowherd
Old New Worlds
Title | Old New Worlds PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Krummeck |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | England |
ISBN | 9781950584413 |
Old New Worlds intertwines the immigrant stories of the author and her great-great grandmother. Sarah Barker and her new husband sail from England in 1815 to minister to the indigenous Khoihoi in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. In the midst of conflict, illness, and natural disasters, Sarah bears sixteen children. Two hundred years later, Judith leaves post apartheid South Africa with her new American husband to immigrate to the United States. She is drawn to Sarah’s immigrant story in the context of her own experience, and she sets out to try and trace her. In the process, she finds a soul mate.