The Long Way Home: An American Journey from Ellis Island to the Great War

Authors: Laskin, David
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
BISAC/Subject: HIS000000, HIS027090, HIS015070
ISBN: 9780061985348, Related ISBNs: 0061985341, 9780061233340, 9780061985348
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 448,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis:

The Long Way Home is a riveting remembrance of the Great War by a master writer…. Deeply compelling.” — Douglas Brinkley

“Moving, revealing, and lovingly researched, this book is a must read, and a great read, for any of us whose forebears came from overseas-meaning just about all of us.” — Erik Larson

The author of the award-winning The Children’s Blizzard, David Laskin, returns with a remarkable true story of the immigrants who risked their lives fighting for America during the Great War.

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