The long way home : an American journey from Ellis Island to the Great War / David Laskin.

Author/creator Laskin, David, 1953-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication Info[New York] : Harper, ©2010.
Descriptionxxiv, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Old countries -- Journeys -- Streets of gold -- The weak, the broken, and the mentally crippled -- The world at war -- The army of forty-three languages -- I go where you send me -- July 4, 1918 -- These fought in any case -- The Jews and the Wops and the dirty Irish cops -- The arc of fire -- Breaking the line -- Blanc Mont -- Why should I shoot them? -- Postwar.
Abstract "Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical reference (p. [359]-372) and index.
LCCN 2009028191
ISBN9780061233333 (hc.)
ISBN0061233331 (hc.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks D507 .L26 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold