My Grandfather's Recollections
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This book is not for the bloodthirsty reader. Here you will rather find what life was like many generations ago. Reading it, is like opening an old album and looking at hundreds of photos of past generation. Here you can see their problems, customs, aspirations and the limited possibilities given to them living under the German occupation. There were their passions as humans not much different to the one we experience now. Given the chance they had then they made the best out of it. We can see love and tolerance. The word of honour in those days was worth more than money. As in this book the author is going back to the first years of 1800. We have the opportunity to see life at a slower tempo. Building the railroad even if for political reason, opened for people faster travel and new jobs in their construction.
Year 1870 was the Franco- German war, which gave
Customs and traditions were strong among the Polish people — with odds against them, they for 172 years managed to retain their identity. Some achievement!! Would you not agree?
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About the Book
In this book is portrayed the life of five generation of my forefathers that had to spend their life under the German occupation before the World War I. of the territory ill at for centauries belonged to the Polish nation. To read this book most people discover life that is now unknown, to them, In this book are not only the history of one family but also the way of life in those days, their daily aspirations, their emotions and their adaptation. Yet there is a strong preservation of their identity as the Polish people.
About the Author
After the Second World War the Polish army was evacuated from