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jacobs cane a jewish familys journey from the four lands of lithuania to the ports of london and baltimore
drawn to an image of her great grandfathers ornately carved cane scholar elisa new embarked on a journey to discover the origins of her precious family heirloom . treading back across the paths of her ancestors she travels from baltimore to the baltic to london in order to find and understand an immigrant world profoundly affected by modern german culture from the enlightenment through the holocaust . deeply ambitious in its narrative sweep jacobs cane captures the rich texture of life on several continents as news family searches to establish itself in the tobacco trade . a fascinating history of one familys story of progress innovation and struggle jacobs cane will change the way we think about the jewish american experience .
hardcover basic books 2009 isbn13 9780465015252 isbn10 0465015255
abridged n isbn 13 9780465015252 number in series 1 number of pages 328 publisher perseus books group release date 62135769600000