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This is the story of the Meisenheimer family, told by James, a third-generation American living in Missouri. But above all, it is about the music in Fredericks heart, a song that began as an aria, was jazzed by ragtime, and became an anthem of love for his adopted country that the family still hears to this day. nA beautifully written novel, laced with history and music. --Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven nA LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR nA BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR n nEverything hed seen had been unimaginably different from the dry, dour streets of home, and to his surprise he was not sorry in the slightest. He was smitten by the beguiling otherness of it all.n n n nAnd so began my grandfathers rapturous love affair with America--an affair that would continue until the day he died.n nn nThis is the story of the Meisenheimer family, told by James, a third-generation American living in Beatrice, Missouri. Its where his German grandparents--Frederick and Jette--found themselves after journeying across the turbulent Atlantic, fording the flood-swollen Mississippi, and being brought to a sudden halt by the broken water of the pregnant Jette.n nn n A Good American tells of Jettes dogged determination to feed a town sauerkraut and soul food; the loves and losses of her children, Joseph and Rosa; and the precocious voices of James and his brothers, sometimes raised in discord...sometimes in perfect harmony. n nn nBut above all, A Good American is about the music in Fredericks heart, a song that began as an aria, was jazzed by ragtime, and became an anthem of love for his adopted country that the family still hears to this day.n
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