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

"Moving, revealing, and lovingly researched, this book is a must read, and a great read, for any of us whose forebears came from overseas-meaning just about all of us." - Erik Larson

The author of the award-winning The Children's Blizzard, David Laskin, returns with a remarkable true story of the immigrants who risked their lives fighting for America during the Great War.

In The Long Way Home, award-winning writer David Laskin traces the lives of a dozen men who left their childhood homes in ...