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A Good American Paperback - 2013
by George, Alex
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This is the story of the Meisenheimer family, told by James, a third-generation American living in Missouri. But above all, it is about the music in Frederick's heart, a song that began as an aria, was jazzed by ragtime, and became an anthem of love for his adopted country that the family still hears to this day.
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A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Everything he’d seen had been unimaginably different from the dry, dour streets of home, and to his surprise he was not sorry in the slightest. He was smitten by the beguiling otherness of it all.
A BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Everything he’d seen had been unimaginably different from the dry, dour streets of home, and to his surprise he was not sorry in the slightest. He was smitten by the beguiling otherness of it all.
And so began my grandfather’s rapturous love affair with Americaan affair that would continue until the day he died.
This is the story of the Meisenheimer family, told by James, a third-generation American living in Beatrice, Missouri. It’s where his German grandparentsFrederick and Jettefound themselves after journeying across the turbulent Atlantic, fording the flood-swollen Mississippi, and being brought to a sudden halt by the broken water of the pregnant Jette.
A Good American tells of Jette’s dogged determination to feed a town sauerkraut and soul food; the loves and losses of her children, Joseph and Rosa; and the precocious voices of James and his brothers, sometimes raised in discord
sometimes in perfect harmony.
But above all, A Good American is about the music in Frederick’s heart, a song that began as an aria, was jazzed by ragtime, and became an anthem of love for his adopted country that the family still hears to this day.
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- Title A Good American
- Author George, Alex
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons, NEW YORK
- Date 2013-02-05
- Features Deckle Edges, Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0425253171-3-22076950
- ISBN 9780425253175 / 0425253171
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 in (20.83 x 13.97 x 3.05 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Topical: Family
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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“This lush, epic tale of one family’s journey from immigrants to good Americans had me alternately laughing and crying, but always riveted. It’s a rich, rare treat of a book, and Alex George is a first-rate talent.” —Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants and Ape House
“Richly drawn, tragic, yet laced with humor…remarkable.” —Beth Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
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