On Burning Ground : A Son's Memoir

Author: Michael Skakun

Stock information

General Fields

  • : $30.00 AUD
  • : 9780312205669
  • : St. Martin's Press
  • : St. Martin's Press
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  • : 0.508023
  • : 01 June 1999
  • : 0.75000mm X 6.75000mm X 10.00000mm
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  • : 20.0
  • : 01 February 1999
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  • : Michael Skakun
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  • : Hardback
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  • : English
  • : 940.53/18/092 B
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  • : 99021744
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Barcode 9780312205669
9780312205669

Local Description

St Martins Press, 1999. First edition, first printing. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine, unclipped d/w, This copy presents as brand new.

Description

On Burning Groundis the tale of one desperate and brilliant man's ultimate choice: at the eve of the Nazi purging of Poland, to disguise his Jewish origin and pose first as a Christian, then to join the Nazi SS. Living in constant fear, Michael Skakun's father, Joseph, not only assumed a dangerous array of identities in order to survive, but subsequently compromised his very spirit.On Burning Groundis a brave and revelatory tale of a son's father who risked it all, and through his amazing odyssey, was keenly aware of the price of such deceits.