Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 48 Stern, Eva The Little Immigrant Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Thanks to Robert Stern, great-grandson of the author, for donating this eBook "The Little Immigrant" by Eva Stern is a semi-autobiographical story likely written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a historical account, detailing the journey of a young immigrant girl from her home in Europe to the United States, as she navigates the challenges of adapting to a new culture and life in America during the mid-19th century. The narrative focuses on themes of family, identity, and the immigrant experience. The story follows Renestine Jewel, who is forced to leave her mother and home in Europe to join her sister in America. Overcoming her initial reluctance, she travels by ship and eventually arrives in Galveston, Texas, where she begins to explore her new surroundings with fellow travelers. As she adjusts to her life in a foreign land, she flourishes, embracing opportunities such as education and social events, eventually capturing the attention of a young man, Jaffray Starr. Their friendship deepens into love, and they marry, embarking on a life filled with trials and triumphs, including navigating the complexities of post-Civil War America, adapting to motherhood, and facing societal changes. The narrative encapsulates her growth from a hesitant immigrant girl into a resilient and accomplished woman, celebrating her enduring spirit and the bonds of family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Biographical fiction United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Immigrants -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 83721 83610 2024-10-03T12:09:27.699988 2023-10-03T10:36:39.596998 text/html text/html 83714 83603 2024-10-03T12:09:27.928995 2023-10-03T10:36:39.732017 text/html text/html 94445 2024-10-03T12:09:32.129967 application/epub+zip 93288 2024-10-03T12:09:29.666971 application/epub+zip 93291 2024-10-03T12:09:28.547984 application/epub+zip 193837 2024-10-03T12:09:33.964992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186056 2024-10-03T12:09:31.474989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163608 2022-09-04T04:32:54.680090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71728 71668 2024-10-03T12:09:27.462988 2023-10-03T10:36:39.441017 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 66685 2020-12-30T06:44:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27420 2020-12-30T06:44:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19350 2024-10-03T12:09:34.111937 application/rdf+xml 12775 2024-10-03T12:09:29.080981 image/jpeg 3449 2024-10-03T12:09:28.815973 image/jpeg 91360 2024-10-03T12:09:27.937978 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog