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How I Became an American - Gundisch, Karin, and Skofield, James (Translated by)
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In 1902 in a small German town a traveler turns up singing songs about America. The land sounds like paradise, and young Johann Bonfert is excited when his own family plans a life overseas. His father and brother leave early to find jobs in the steel mills of Ohio. The rest of the family follows later in a long, miserable sea journey. Johann soon discovers that it's not easy starting a new life.

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How I Became an American 2001, Cricket Books, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780812648751

Hardcover