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1 online resource (238 pages) |
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Becoming Refugees; 2. The Alarm Sounds; 3. From Bürger to Beggar; 4. Refugees in the Free Zone; 5. Lord of the Flies in Reverse; 6. "The Lifeboat Is Full"; 7. What They Were Running From; 8. Transmigrants; 9. Refuge in Shanghai; 10. Post- Traumatic Stress; 11. Brazilian Detour; 12. "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor"; Epilogue; Notes; A Note on Sources; Index. |
| Summary |
Muriel Gillick draws from a remarkable set of primary source materials, including letters, telegrams, and police records to relate the story of two teenage refugees during World War II. Once They Had a Country conveys well what it was like to establish a new life in a foreign country--over and over again and in constant fear for one's life. The work tells of the extraordinary experiences of the author's parents in Europe and demonstrates how citizens and the governments of Belgium, France, Switzerland, Brazil, America, China, and postwar Germany treated refugees. This story also reveals the o. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-217) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Garfunkel, Hans.
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Garfunkel, Hans. |
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Wulff, Ilse.
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Wulff, Ilse. |
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Garfunkel, Hans. |
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Wulff, Ilse. |
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World War (1939-1945) |
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Jewish children -- Germany -- Biography.
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Jewish children. |
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Germany. |
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Jewish refugees -- Germany -- Biography.
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Jewish refugees. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Biography.
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Jews. |
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1939 - 1945 |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Print version: Gillick, Muriel R. Once They Had a Country : Two Teenage Refugees in the Second World War. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2010 9780817356200 |
| ISBN |
9780817383992 (electronic book) |
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0817383999 (electronic book) |
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9780817356200 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0817356207 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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