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Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries

Name: Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries
Author: Nicholas Lemann

Nicholas Lemann

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2026

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The author traces his family's journey from German Jewish roots to plantation owners in New Orleans, ultimately documenting his own journey from a secular Southern upbringing back to religious observance.

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