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Cowboy from Prague: An Immigrant’s Pursuit of the American Dream

Charles Ota Heller

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Description:From the author of the acclaimed memoir, Prague: My Long Journey Home, comes an inspiring account of a refugee who boarded a ship toward hope—the United States—where he began a pursuit of the American Dream.After losing 25 members of their family in the Holocaust, the author and his parents escape a brutal Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, transforming themselves in a single day from one of their native country's wealthiest families to stateless refugees with all their assets contained in three suitcases. Young Charlie's father orders him to speak English without an accent and to become "100% American." His obedient son complies and, despite struggles with anti-immigrant prejudice and the discovery that America is not the perfect nation he had imagined, Charlie succeeds beyond even his own dreams.His struggles and triumphs—as a student, athlete, engineer, academic, entrepreneur, investor, author, and family man—serve as a reminder that America is still the land of opportunity, one that beckons to those looking for a better life. Cowboy from Prague is a tender, enthralling, compelling, and powerful story that will resonate with all Americans who, together, make up a nation unique in the world—a nation of immigrants.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cowboy from Prague: An Immigrant’s Pursuit of the American Dream. To get started finding Cowboy from Prague: An Immigrant’s Pursuit of the American Dream, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 306

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Atmosphere Press

Release: 2022

ISBN: 1639883541

Description: From the author of the acclaimed memoir, Prague: My Long Journey Home, comes an inspiring account of a refugee who boarded a ship toward hope—the United States—where he began a pursuit of the American Dream.After losing 25 members of their family in the Holocaust, the author and his parents escape a brutal Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, transforming themselves in a single day from one of their native country's wealthiest families to stateless refugees with all their assets contained in three suitcases. Young Charlie's father orders him to speak English without an accent and to become "100% American." His obedient son complies and, despite struggles with anti-immigrant prejudice and the discovery that America is not the perfect nation he had imagined, Charlie succeeds beyond even his own dreams.His struggles and triumphs—as a student, athlete, engineer, academic, entrepreneur, investor, author, and family man—serve as a reminder that America is still the land of opportunity, one that beckons to those looking for a better life. Cowboy from Prague is a tender, enthralling, compelling, and powerful story that will resonate with all Americans who, together, make up a nation unique in the world—a nation of immigrants.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cowboy from Prague: An Immigrant’s Pursuit of the American Dream. To get started finding Cowboy from Prague: An Immigrant’s Pursuit of the American Dream, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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