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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Children's Blizzard (P.S.) The Children's Blizzard (P.S.) David Laskin Thousands of impoverished Northern European immigrants were promised that the prairie offered "land, freedom, and hope." The disastrous blizzard of 1888 revealed that their free homestead was not a p… OL109659W
A common life A common life David Laskin In this splendid group portrait, David Laskin tells the stories of four friendships that helped to define the course of American literature: Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, Henry James and E… OL109661W
The Long Way Home The Long Way Home David Laskin From the author of The Children's Blizzard comes an epic story of the sacrifice and service of an immigrant generation.When the United States entered World War I in 1917, one-third of the nation's po… OL15176937W
Herman Melville's Billy Budd & Typee Herman Melville's Billy Budd & Typee David Laskin A guide to reading "Billy Budd" and "Typee" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list. OL15277528W
The long way home The long way home David Laskin "Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher. OL15451809W
The long way home The long way home David Laskin "Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher. OL18165263W