Mark Morris, a junior at the University of Iowa and holder of the record American mile running time, has a seemingly uncomplicated future. First, run his athletic career to the limit; second, capitalize on the resulting notoriety to forge a political...
Birdie, a young Jewish girl, and her immigrant mother both shoulder the responsibility of maintaining the family store when Birdie's father dies suddenly after moving the whole family from New York City to a small town in Pennsylvania....