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Bezig met laden... The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odysseydoor Dawn Anahid MacKeen
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Couldn't get past the speculative, chatty prose, unfortunately. ( ) As WWI begins in earnest, Turkey has a dirty little secret going on in the background. Thousands of Armenians are being arrested and deported to internment camps. And we all know what those lead to. The author's grandfather, Stepan, realizes that he needs to fight or escape to avoid death. He does both, depending on his strength, wits, and the kindness of strangers to survive. Almost a hundred years later, journalist Dawn MacKeen discovers the incredible story as recorded in his journals and decides to visit Turkey and Syria to meet some of the people who helped save her grandfather's life. She has her own perilous journey which makes an exciting read on its own. Coupled with Stepan's escape, this book brings the historical facts of the inhumanity and injustice perpetrated on the Christian Armenians beginning around 1915 to light. The Turks are still unwilling to admit their part in this atrocity to this day. I recommend this book to those who like their nonfiction brought to life with passion and truth about a little known period in history. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"The inspiring story of a young Armenian's harrowing escape from genocide and of his granddaughter's quest to retrace his steps. Growing up, Dawn MacKeen heard fragments of her grandfather Stepan's story, of how he was swept up in the deadly mass deportation of Armenians during World War I and of how he miraculously managed to escape. Longing for a fuller picture of Stepan's life--and the lost home her family fled--Dawn travels alone to Turkey and Syria, across a landscape still rife with tension. Using his long-lost journals as a guide, she reconstructs her grandfather's odyssey to the far reaches of the Ottoman Empire, where he found himself in the midst of unspeakable atrocities. Part reportage, part memoir, The Hundred-Year Walk alternates between Stepan's tale of resilience and Dawn's remarkable journey, giving us a rare firsthand account of the twentieth century's first genocide. It's filled with edge-of-your-seat escapes and accounts of lifesaving kindnesses in the harsh desert. And it's in the desert that Dawn finds the unexpected: the secret to Stepan's survival"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)956.6History and Geography Asia Middle East Eastern TurkeyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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