"Portrays the breakdown of a society from a child's point of view, deep inside a land where millions of law-abiding citizens were targeted as threats, and then removed for extermination. This is the story of a brave girl who, despite not being Jewish, was perceived to be one of those threats and was compelled to keep her American identity secret for fear of her family's arrest, concentration camp placement, or worse. Fighting to see through a relentless barrage of Nazi lies and propaganda . . . 'American Shoes' illuminates one family's struggle to survive against impossible odds as a cataclysmic world war marched closer and closer until it was upon them"--Provided by publisher.
year: 2022
call number/section: 940.53, 1000, 920, 940.5, 921
subjects: turke, rosemarie lengsfeld, 1930-, family, marine flasher (ship), world war, 1939-1945, germany, national socialism, social aspects, children, refugees, refugees, united states, history, united states, history, 20th century, wroc?aw (poland), biography, autobiographies