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Against All Odds: Holocaust Survivors and the Successful Lives They Made in America
by Helmreich, William B
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671669567
- ISBN 13
- 9780671669560
- Seller
-
Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in fine condition with deep beige boards, red spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition, shiny & bright; not price clipped. * From the front jacket flap, '. . . a landmark book - the first comprehensive look at the 140,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors who came to America and the lives they have made here. It is the story of how they learned to live and trust again.' From a review by Honorable Tom Lantos, Member of Congress from California and Holocaust Survivor, 'A fascinating story of how people who have experienced unspeakable tragedy and despair have rebuilt their lives. . . . an inspiration for anyone who has ever gone through crisis and adversity.'
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001023
- Title
- Against All Odds: Holocaust Survivors and the Successful Lives They Made in America
- Author
- Helmreich, William B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671669567
- ISBN 13
- 9780671669560
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Holocaust survivors - United States, Jews - United States, Immigrants - United States
- Bookseller catalogs
- History of the Holocaust; Judaica;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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- Fine
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