Document Type
Book
Editor
Nephew Thomas E. Abbott, PhD
Publication Date
1989
Abstract/ Summary
Through the Years: A Thankful Immigrant Looks Back is the life memoir of George Elias Shalhoup, tracing his journey from a rural village in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon to a life built in the United States. Written with clarity, warmth, and careful detail, the narrative recounts childhood in an ancient agrarian culture, the hardships and resilience of family life, and the formative experience of immigration in the early twentieth century. Shalhoup reflects on faith, work, military service, family, and travel, offering an intimate portrait of the immigrant experience shaped by perseverance, gratitude, and a deep sense of cultural continuity. The memoir serves both as a personal testament and as a historical record of a life lived across continents and eras.
Repository Citation
Shalhoup, George Elias, "Through the Years: A Thankful Immigrant Looks Back" (1989). Maine History Documents. 718.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistory/718
Version
publisher's version of the published document