Krysia

Titel: Krysia : a Polish girl's stolen childhood during World War II / Krystyna Mihulka ; with Krystyna Poray Goddu.
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Veröffentlicht: Chicago : Illinois ; Chicago review Press, ©2017
Umfang: xvii, 171 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
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ISBN: 9781613734414 ; 1613734417
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  • Map: Krysia's Journey (1940-1942)
  • p. ix
  • A Polish Pronunciation and Vocabulary Guide
  • p. xi
  • Author's Note
  • p. xv
  • Prologue
  • p. 1
  • Part I
  • The End of Life as We Knew It
  • 1
  • Hints of Impending War
  • p. 7
  • 2
  • The Last Autumn of Peace
  • p. 13
  • 3
  • Strangers in the Sky
  • p. 19
  • 4
  • Life Under Russian Occupation
  • p. 29
  • 5
  • Shadows in the Night
  • p. 41
  • Part II
  • Journey into Captivity
  • 6
  • Traveling by Cattle Car
  • p. 53
  • 7
  • Traveling by Oxcart
  • p. 63
  • Part III
  • Life in Captivity
  • 8
  • Settling In
  • p. 71
  • 9
  • Strange Happenings at Night
  • p. 79
  • 10
  • Enduring the Winter
  • p. 89
  • 11
  • Spring and Summer Surprises
  • p. 101
  • Part IV
  • Flight to Freedom
  • 12
  • Reunion and Departure
  • p. 113
  • 13
  • A Seemingly Endless Wait
  • p. 121
  • 14
  • The Trans-Siberian Train Journey
  • p. 129
  • 15
  • Tragedy Strikes Home
  • p. 139
  • 16
  • Setting Sail for Freedom at Last
  • p. 151
  • Afterword
  • p. 161
  • Epilogue
  • p. 163
  • A Guide to Geographical Names
  • p. 167
  • Acknowledgments
  • p. 169