Irena's children the extraordinary story of the woman who saved 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto
The "extraordinary and gripping account of Irena Sendler--the "female Oskar Schindler"--who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II"--Dust jacket.
| Main Author: | Mazzeo, Tilar J. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Gallery Books,
2016.
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| Edition: | First Gallery Books hardcover edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
The "extraordinary and gripping account of Irena Sendler--the "female Oskar Schindler"--who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II"--Dust jacket. |
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| Physical Description: |
xiii, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-317). |
| ISBN: |
9781476778501 1476778507 9781476778518 1476778515 |
| Author Notes: |
Tilar J. Mazzeo is a New York Times bestselling author of books that include The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It, The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate Story of the World's Most Famous Perfume, and The Hotel On The Place Vendôme: Life, Death, And Betrayal At The Hôtel Ritz In Paris. She also writes extensively on wine for the media and is the author of The Back Lane Wineries of Napa, The Back Lane Wineries of Sonoma, and the forthcoming guide to The Back Lane Wineries of the Pacific Northwest. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington, Seattle, and today writes narrative nonfiction and memoir on the history of war, women, and luxury. She teaches English as the Clara C. Piper Associate Professor of English at Colby College and teaches narrative nonfiction at writer's workshops in the Canadian Gulf Islands of British Columbia. (Bowker Author Biography) |