| Description |
167 pages : black and white photographs ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
Saddo Ibn Hanna, later known as Sam, was a young man when his steamship, the SS Neustria, arrived in the New York City harbor. His mind was full of dreams for the future. Sam began work as a peddler in the coal mining settlements during the era when men became millionaires from investments in coal, coke, and steel. He eventually becomes the proprietor of Hanna's Department Store where he embodied the Syrian values of hard work, honesty, and trust. The central setting for The Syrian Peddler is in Southwestern Pennsylvania including Pittsburgh, Uniontown, New Salem, and Masontown; spanning the years between 1905 and 1958. The story is historical fiction as not all facts were available. |
| Subject |
Syrian Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Fiction.
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Immigrants -- Fiction.
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Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction.
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Department stores -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781793242518 |
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1793242518 |
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