Discusses the Jews of Eastern Europe who emigrated to America during the four decades beginning in the 1880s and the life they made, especially those who settled on the East Side of New York City.
This is the story of Clyde Griffiths and his desperate pursuit of success. It is a depiction of the harsh realities of American life and of the dark side of the American Dream. It is a story vivid in its sense of wholesale human waste and unceasing in its rich compassion.
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