A Myth of Messina: Echoes of Russian Richmond

'Fictionalized memories of adolescence among the Russian 歋migr歋s of Richmond, Maine, and surviving the rift between first-generation forces of obsession with traditional culture and integration with mid-twentieth-century America--the turmoil and alienation of a precocious, nature-loving youth reflect the changing identity of town life in postwar America'--Provided by publisher.