With a Diamond in My Shoe: A Philosopher's Search for Identity in America
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In 1961, at the age of nineteen, Jorge J. E. Gracia escaped from the island of Cuba by passing himself off as a Catholic seminarian. He arrived in the United States with just a few spare belongings and his mother's diamond ring secured in a hole in one of his shoes. With a Diamond in My Shoe tells the story of Gracia's quest for identity--from his early years in Cuba and as a refugee in Miami to his formative role in institutionalizing the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1438477279
ISBN13:9781438477275
Release Date:October 2019
Publisher:State University of New York Press
Length:282 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"
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