Project Gutenberg 2013-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 181 Steiner, Edward Alfred 1866 1956 Steiner, Edward A. Against the Current: Simple Chapters from a Complex Life Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Against the Current: Simple Chapters from a Complex Life" by Edward Alfred Steiner is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The book explores the author's reflections and experiences as he navigates his identity as a Jewish immigrant, delving into themes of race, religion, and personal growth. Steiner shares his complex childhood and young adulthood marked by cultural intersections and the search for belonging. The opening of the memoir introduces the author's early years, particularly his feelings surrounding the name "Uri," given to him by servants, which he initially resented. Through a vivid story narrated by his mother, readers glimpse the fears and turmoil of Steiner’s family life, including the impact of war and illness. The tales of his childhood interactions with children of different races, along with the pressures and expectations placed on him as he grew, set a poignant stage for his further reflections on identity, acceptance, and the multifaceted nature of his upbringing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41756/41756-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Steiner, Edward Alfred, 1866-1956 CT Text Category: Biographies 328212 2025-09-17T04:22:31.547493 text/html 307737 2024-10-23T13:22:42 text/html 205049 2025-09-17T04:22:35.912517 application/epub+zip 208969 2025-09-17T04:22:32.253483 application/epub+zip 198826 2025-09-17T04:22:31.899556 application/epub+zip 320238 2025-09-17T04:22:39.088479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287142 2025-09-17T04:22:35.555508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275924 2022-09-19T06:19:27.309639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297883 2025-09-17T04:22:31.129523 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 297540 2024-11-27T22:12:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15609 2025-09-17T04:22:39.422459 application/rdf+xml 11757 2025-09-17T04:22:31.972538 image/jpeg 1678 2025-09-17T04:22:31.936502 image/jpeg 198092 2025-09-17T04:22:31.577505 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog