Co-presented with the WASHINGTON CENTER FOR THE BOOK AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. In The Long Way Home: An American Journey from Ellis Island to the Great War (Harper), Seattle writer David Laskin looks at the United States that entered World War I in 1917—a country that had one-third of its population either born overseas, or having a parent who was an immigrant. In the military, one in five U.S. soldiers was born out of the country. David Laskin has written numerous acclaimed books on aspects of history, literature, and place, The Children's Blizzard, Rains All the Time, Braving the Elements, and Partisans among them. "The Long Way Home is a riveting remembrance of the Great War by a master writer ... Deeply compelling." – David Brinkley. "Moving, revealing, and lovingly researched, this book is a must read, and a great read, for any of us whose forebears came from overseas—meaning just about all of us." – Erik Larson. Free admission is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Special $5 coupons for parking in the Central Library garage are available on a limited basis for those attending. Seattle Public Central Library is at 1000 Fourth Avenue (between Madison & Spring). For more information on this evening, please call (206) 386-4636 or see www.spl.org.