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David Laskin discusses The Long Way Home

Start: 04/08/2010 6:30 pm

End: 04/08/2010 8:00 pm

David Laskin discusses The Long Way Home: An American Journey from Ellis Island to the Great War

Time: Thursday April 8, 2010 6:30 p.m.
Location: Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Main Floor, Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 913-384-3126 to order books in advance, 816-701-3407 to make reservations to attend.

Author: David Laskin is the author of The Children's Blizzard, Partisans: Marriage, Politics, and Betrayal Among the New York Intellectuals and Braving the Elements: The Stormy History of American Weather. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Preservation, and Smithsonian. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Title: The Long Way Home: An American Journey from Ellis Island to the Great War t , $26.99 Hardcover, ISBN 9780061233333, On Sale Date: March 1, 2010

This look at the immigrant experience in the early 1900s traces the lives of a dozen men from their childhoods in Europe through their arrival at Ellis Island, their challenges in a strange new land, and their struggles during the Great War.

What: David Laskin will discuss his new work, answer audience questions and he will autograph copies of his books purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event.

When: Thursday, April 8, 2010, 6:30 PM

Where: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at The Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Truman Forum, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

Admission Package: This event is open to the general public. Call 816-701-3407 to make reservations to attend.

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