A Peddler's Journey

Jeffrey Slater is the Great-Grandson of Harry Jacobs. In 1985, he was sent Harry's manuscript and with little interest, placed it on a bookshelf where it remained for over 30 years. Urged by his family to read it, he picked up the manuscript and read the tales of a Lithuanian immigrant who had arrived in America at the turn of the century. He read the stories of immigration, assimilation, determination and love and devotion to family. For three years, Jeffrey used all the modern tools of discovery to uncover more details in each of Harry's tales. Interviews with surviving family who knew Harry gave him a sense of the man he had never met. The result brought Harry, his story and the characters that crossed his path to life, to be shared with future generations. Jeffrey lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife and two sons.