New York: London: Harper & Brothers / Haddon Craftsmen, printers., 1938. 5th edition.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Sturdy, tight, produced with high quality materials, skill. Cover has minor rubs (no board exposure) and diverse small blemishes. Age-toning.. 1 Durable black cloth over boards. Light green End papers and title bars, gold titles. 669 p. 25 cm. Index. Autobiographical account and American classic of the writer's decade between ages 29 and 39, an independent sequel to his 1932 "Laughing in the Jungle" and a companion volume to "The Native's Return", about this immigrant's visit to his homeland, Yugoslavia, 1932-1933. Louis Adamic, here, had traveled since 1931 across 100000 miles throughout America by train, plane, automobile, and foot, and had become a respected writer and observer, less frightened of the complexities that were America. Themes include numerous personalities he had come to know, the Labor Union movement, the Great Depression, international influences, Communism, Fascism, immigrants old and new, journalism, education.

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Bookseller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Alibris.AS0090005866
Title: My America, 1928-1938
Author: Adamic, Louis
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Good. No dust jacket. Sturdy, tight, produced with high quality materials, skill. Cover has minor rubs (no board exposure) and d
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 5th edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Brothers / Haddon Craftsmen, printers.
Place of Publication: New York: London
Date Published: 1938
Keywords: Yugoslavia native|Author: "Laughing in the Jungle" and "The Native's Return"|Labor Union movement|the Great Depression|Communism|Fascism|immigrants old and new|journalism|education
Bookseller catalogs: Biography;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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