With Poor Immigrants to America

About this film

LibriVox recording of With Poor Immigrants to America by Stephen Graham. Read in English by Ted Lienhart. Stephen Graham, a Brit with Russian language skills, traveled by sea in 1913 with a group of poor Russian and other Slavic immigrants to New York, then cross-country with part of them by foot as far as Chicago. This is a narrative of their experiences. It is also filled with Graham's observations and reflections about American life and American views on a wide range of topics. (Summary by Ted Lienhart) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (208MB)

Directors & creators

Stephen Graham

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;nonfiction; non-fiction; United States; USA; memoir; poverty; journey; American Life; patriotism; sociology; labor; voyage; immigration; capitalism; rural life; work; travelogue; social commentary; country life; ellis island; living conditions; 1913; midwest; scranton; tramping; u.s. - description and travel; u.s. social life and customs; american culture; american customs; russian immigrants; ruthenians; slavs; ethnic groups; immigrant life; life in america; tramps; russians; u.s. - emigration and immigration; travel - essays & travelogues

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