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Becoming American
Cary D Lowe
2020 Discovery Awards Winner - Politics/Current Events
"A well-written memoir chronicling the intriguing life and influences of a post-war Jewish child who becomes an American lawyer and activist." -Sublime Book Review
Becoming American is the inspiring story of the author's transformation from a child of Holocaust survivors in post-war Europe to an American lawyer, academic, and activist associated with such famed political leaders as Robert Kennedy, George McGovern, Jerry Brown, and Tom Hayden.
Searching for his great-grandparents' graves in a hidden cemetery outside Prague makes him recall his experiences of becoming American: listening to Army Counterintelligence agents gathered at his home in Austria; a tense encounter with Russian soldiers; seeing Jim Crow racism in the South during his first visit to the United States; becoming an American citizen in his teens; having his citizenship challenged by border guards; fearing for his new country upon witnessing the Watts riots; exhilaration at rising to leadership positions in organizations shaping government policies; and advancing the American dream as a real estate lawyer, helping develop entire new communities.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 30, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9781684334629 |
| Publishers | Black Rose Writing |
| Pages | 286 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 15 mm · 408 g |
| Language | English |
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