Sailing To Freedom
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A gripping work of narrative nonfiction, Sailing to Freedom chronicles the harrowing true story of a group of Estonian refugees who, in the aftermath of World War II, dared to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a small, battered sailboat to escape Soviet occupation. Written with visceral urgency, the account details the desperate courage required to flee a homeland swallowed by totalitarian rule, as the voyagers faced brutal storms, starvation, and the ever-present threat of capture on the open sea. The narrative captures both the physical peril of the journey and the profound emotional weight of leaving behind everything familiar in pursuit of liberty. Told with the authenticity of firsthand experience, it stands as a powerful testament to the human will to survive and the unbreakable desire for freedom that defined the fates of countless displaced Europeans in the mid-twentieth century.
Author: Voldemar Veedam And Carl B. Wall
Format: Hardback
Published: 1953, Readers Book Club
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A gripping work of narrative nonfiction, Sailing to Freedom chronicles the harrowing true story of a group of Estonian refugees who, in the aftermath of World War II, dared to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a small, battered sailboat to escape Soviet occupation. Written with visceral urgency, the account details the desperate courage required to flee a homeland swallowed by totalitarian rule, as the voyagers faced brutal storms, starvation, and the ever-present threat of capture on the open sea. The narrative captures both the physical peril of the journey and the profound emotional weight of leaving behind everything familiar in pursuit of liberty. Told with the authenticity of firsthand experience, it stands as a powerful testament to the human will to survive and the unbreakable desire for freedom that defined the fates of countless displaced Europeans in the mid-twentieth century.