Syrian Yankee

Syrian Yankee published by Doubleday & Co Inc, Garden City, NY, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardbound, no DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Good. Signed by Salom Rizk (squiggle & line under name) on front loose endpaper. Orig owner name on publisher page in ink. Green cloth on boards wearing thin in places, overall content excellent. 317 Pgs. With a foreword by DeWitt Wallace, Editor, Reader's Digest. This autobiography tells of the Americanization of Salom Rizk, a Syrian orphan who came from a land of poverty and oppression to a land of opportunity and freedom. One out of nameless millions, Rizk reveals why he loves his adopted country. Description text copyright 2015 BooksForComfort. Item ID 30960.