Melting Point Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land Nicole Johnsey Burke just a lowly being who's

just a lowly being who's supposed to remain in a distant cave

a citizen hunted by his own government

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Melting Point Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land Nicole Johnsey Burke just a lowly being who'sBy: Rachel Cockerell Published by Picador, 2026 05 05 Long listed for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non Fiction A New York Times Most Anticipated Book Fabulous . . . One gets a thrilling sense of history unfolding in real time. Matthew Reisz, The Guardian This dazzling, innovative family memoir tells the story of a long lost plan to create a Jewish state in Texas. On June 7, 1907, a ship packed with Russian Jews set sail for a promised land: not