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Helmi's shadow : a journey of survival from Russia to East Asia to the American West
- Title
- Helmi's shadow : a journey of survival from Russia to East Asia to the American West / David Horgan.
- Author
- Horgan, David, 1951-
- Publication
- Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2021]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 22-251 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 270 pages : illustrations, maps; 22 cm
- Summary
- "Helmi's Shadow is an intimate true story of a stateless Russian-Jewish mother and daughter, the author's grandmother and mother who, with determination and good luck, managed to survive decades of hardship in the hidden corners of war-torn Asia, finally landing after the Second World War in the unlikely safe harbor of Reno, Nevada, to become bona-fide citizens for the first time. The book is also a loving memoir of growing up under the wings of these remarkable women in a unique American family, told through the author's eyes as both a child and young adult"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- JFD 22-251
- ISBN
- 9781647790202
- 1647790204
- LCCN
- 2021008820
- OCLC
- 1240828975
- Author
- Horgan, David, 1951- author.
- Title
- Helmi's shadow : a journey of survival from Russia to East Asia to the American West / David Horgan.
- Publisher
- Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2021]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 22-251