Syrian Yankee

by Rizk, Salom

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New York: Doubleday, 1943. Good in Fair jacket Good+ in Good-jacket8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by AuthorGold DJ, G-, light edgewear, illustration of shepherd boy overlooking a valley. Tan boards G+. Binding tight, interior pages clean. Signed by author on fep. Biography of a Syrian, twelve-year-old boy, who had just discovered that his parents were American and that he could obtain American citizenship. After waiting many years in Beirut and with the help of his American brothers in Iowa, he came to America penniless, homeless, and with no knowledge of the language. His incredible experience in self-education and realizing the American Dream made him one of the most sought-after and inspriational speakers on the lecture tours and writer for the Reader's Digest. 317 pps. BA204469.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair.