"A biography of Emma Lazarus, the American poet who is probably best known for her sonnet 'The new Colossus, ' the closing lines of which appear on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty ... [A] portrayal of her life in a wealthy, well-established Jewish family, her career as a writer, her growing consciousness of her Jewish heritage, and her crusade to help Jewish refugees in America and to further Jewish nationalism." Booklist.