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The Dream Seekers
The Inspiring Saga of Two Jewish Families in Search of the American Dream
From the glitter of a nouveau-riche society to the disgrace of the sweatshops, from the devastation of World War I to the blood-spilling of Prohibition, this is the courageous and unforgettable story of two undefeatable Jewish families who dreamed the American dream...and made it come true.
Settling in Boston and New York, clawing their way out of the poverty and oppression that followed them across an ocean, the Silverthorns and the Bindelbinders rose to positions of power and influence. Lustily living and loving, they forged vast industrial empires...determined to bring reality to the old myth that in America the streets are paved with gold.
As he covers the colorful period from the end of the 1880s to the Roaring Twenties, Stephan Longstreet once again displays his artistry and reaffirms his position as "an author who writes with rare scope and grandeur" - The New York Times.
The Dream Seekers is the first book in a trilogy that will bring two fascinating families up to the present time.
From the glitter of a nouveau-riche society to the disgrace of the sweatshops, from the devastation of World War I to the blood-spilling of Prohibition, this is the courageous and unforgettable story of two undefeatable Jewish families who dreamed the American dream...and made it come true.
Settling in Boston and New York, clawing their way out of the poverty and oppression that followed them across an ocean, the Silverthorns and the Bindelbinders rose to positions of power and influence. Lustily living and loving, they forged vast industrial empires...determined to bring reality to the old myth that in America the streets are paved with gold.
As he covers the colorful period from the end of the 1880s to the Roaring Twenties, Stephan Longstreet once again displays his artistry and reaffirms his position as "an author who writes with rare scope and grandeur" - The New York Times.
The Dream Seekers is the first book in a trilogy that will bring two fascinating families up to the present time.
- GenresFiction
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1979
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About the author
Stephen Longstreet
252 books5 followersStephen Longstreet was a prolific novelist, screenwriter, cartoonist, and artist whose work ranged in subject from gourmet cookbooks to potboiler detective novels to portraits of American jazz greats. He published over 100 books in his lifetime, including the novel The Sisters Liked them Handsome, which was turned into a successful Broadway musical. Longstreet also wrote screenplays that would go on to star Hollywood greats from Ronald Reagan to Errol Flynn.
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February 18, 2017
I had high hopes for this book-multi-generation Jewish families immigrating to America, my favorite kind if story. Longstreet evidently wanted every possible event to happen to each member. There was little 'build-up' and needed explanations. Usually if I don't like a book by page 50, I give up but it was 200 before I realized this story was poorly written overall( just my opinion). I wonder if others feel the same way?
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