The Harness Maker's Dream
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{{Infobox book
| name = The Harness Maker's Dream: Nathan Kallison and the Rise of South Texas
| image = File:The Harness Maker's Dream.jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = Nick Kotz
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| country = U.S.
| subject = Nathan Kallison
| genre = Non-fiction
| published = October 10, 2005
Texas Christian University Press
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| pages = 320
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| isbn = 087565567X
}}
The Harness Maker's Dream: Nathan Kallison and the Rise of South Texas is a 2013 book written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Nick Kotz,[http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/1968 "The Pulitzer Prizes | Awards"]. published by Texas Christian University Press. It is Kotz' sixth book.
Synopsis
The book is a biographical portrait of Ukrainian immigrant Nathan Kallison and follows Kallison's journey as he flees anti-Semitic Russia and makes his way to the United States. Earning a living as a harness maker, Kallison quickly adapts to his new environment. After moving to San Antonio, Texas in 1899, he builds his one-room saddlery into the largest farm and ranch supply business in the Southwest and — a rarity among Jews in America — becomes a pioneer rancher. The Kallison Ranch shows his tradition-bound neighbors how to prosper by adopting the latest scientific advances in agriculture. At Kallison's Store —an early “big-box’ department store for farmers and ranchers — he meets customers’ needs by selling everything from a wide range of agricultural supplies to furniture for their homes, clothing for their families, and tires for their cars.[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/28/book-review-the-harness-makerss-dream/ BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Harness Makers’s Dream’] By John Greenya The Washington Times November 28, 2013[http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/books/20131123-book-review-the-harness-makers-dream-by-nick-kotz.ece "Book review: ‘The Harness Maker’s Dream,’ by Nick Kotz"].
Background
The Harness Maker's Dream is based on the life of Kotz' grandfather.[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/back-story-pulitzer-winning-journalist-examines-hi/ "Back Story: A Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Examines His Own Family"]. Kirkus Reviews.[http://www.statesman.com/news/entertainment/books-literature/the-jewish-russian-harness-maker-who-brought-texas/nbMJw/ "The Jewish Russian harness maker who brought Texas ranching into the 20th century"]. Statesman. For the benefit of readers who are researching the history of Jewish immigrant families in Texas, Kotz has included an index, extensive notes, and a bibliography.[http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/the-harness-makers-dream-nathan-kallison-and-the-rise-of-south-texas "The Harness Maker's Dream: Nathan Kallison and the Rise of South Texas"]. Jewish Book Council, Review by Juli Berwald
References
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External links
- [http://www.nickkotz.com/about-the-harness-makers-dream The Harness Maker's Dream] at www.nickkotz.com
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