{"product_id":"9781948122016","title":"Journeys: An American Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery family has a story of how they arrived in America, whether it was only a few months, years, decades, or centuries ago. \u003ci\u003eJourneys: An American Story\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the vastness and variety of immigration tales in America, featuring seventy-three essays about the different ways we got here. This is a collection of family lore, some that has been passed down through generations, and some that is being created right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJourneys: An American Story\u003c\/i\u003e captures the quintessential idea of the American dream. The individuals in this book are only a part of the brilliant mosaic of people who came to this country and made it what it is today. Read about a Governor’s grandfathers who dug ditches and cleaned sewers, laying the groundwork for a budding nation; how a future cabinet secretary crossed the ocean at age eleven on a cargo ship; about a young boy who fled violence in Budapest to become one of the most celebrated players of American football; the girl who escaped persecution to become the first Vietnamese American woman ever elected to the US congress; or the limo driver whose family took a seventy-year detour before finally arriving at his original destination, along with many other fascinating tales of extraordinary and everyday Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn association with the New-York Historical Society, Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas have reached out to a variety of notable figures to contribute an enlightening and unique account of their family’s immigration story. All profits will be donated to the New-York Historical Society and the Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing Essays by:\u003cbr\u003e Alan Alda\u003cbr\u003e Arlene Alda\u003cbr\u003e Tony Bennett\u003cbr\u003e Cory Booker\u003cbr\u003e Michael Bloomberg\u003cbr\u003e Barbara Boxer\u003cbr\u003e Elaine Chao\u003cbr\u003e Andrew Cuomo\u003cbr\u003e Ray Halbritter\u003cbr\u003e Jon Huntsman\u003cbr\u003e Wes Moore\u003cbr\u003e Stephanie Murphy\u003cbr\u003e Deborah Norville\u003cbr\u003e Dr. Oz\u003cbr\u003e Nancy Pelosi\u003cbr\u003e Gina Raimondo\u003cbr\u003e Tim Scott\u003cbr\u003e Jane Swift\u003cbr\u003e Marlo Thomas\u003cbr\u003e And many more!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RosettaBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052385747184,"sku":"9781948122016","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781948122016_p0.jpg?v=1763800888","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781948122016","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}