Why were these people seeking a new home coming to Israel and not to America? Where had the American dream faltered? And he saw that Israel was right… - James A. Michener

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Why were these people seeking a new home coming to Israel and not to America? Where had the American dream faltered? And he saw that Israel was right; it was taking people — any people — as America had once done; so that in fifty years the bright new ideas of the world would come probably from Israel and no longer from a tired America.

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About James A. Michener

James Albert Michener (3 February 1907 – 16 October 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which are novels of sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in a particular geographic locale and incorporating historical facts into the story as well.

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As a boy I was saved from a life of ignorance by my little hometown library.
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In fact, I like libraries so much that I
married a librarian.

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