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1 online resource (x, 370 pages) : illustrations |
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Prologue -- The watchmakers -- Hitler youth -- Persecution -- Razzias -- Diving under -- The angels' den -- The babies -- Terror -- Resistance -- The chief -- The mission -- Six hundred guilders -- Trapped -- Privileged -- Prison -- Lieutenant Rahms -- Bones -- Mrs. Hendriks -- Summary justice -- Ravensbrück -- Murder -- The skeleton -- The list -- Edema -- Déjà vu -- The factory -- Loving the enemy -- Epilogue -- The rest of the story. |
| Summary |
New York Times bestselling author and master of nonfiction spy thrillers Larry Loftis writes the first major biography of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during WWII--at the cost of losing her family and being sent to a concentration camp, only to survive, forgive her captors, and live the rest of her life as a Christian missionary.The Watchmaker's Daughter is one of the greatest stories of World War II that readers haven't heard: the remarkable and inspiring life story of Corrie ten Boom--a groundbreaking, female Dutch watchmaker, whose family unselfishly transformed their house into a hiding place straight out of a spy novel to shelter Jews and refugees from the Nazis during Gestapo raids. Even though the Nazis knew what the ten Booms were up to, they were never able to find those sheltered within the house when they raided it.Corrie stopped at nothing to face down the evils of her time and overcame unbelievable obstacles and odds. She persevered despite the loss of most of her family and relied on her faith to survive the horrors of a notorious concentration camp. But even more remarkable than her heroism and survival was Corrie's attitude when she was released. Miraculously, she was able to eschew bitterness and embrace forgiveness as she ministered to people in need around the globe. Corrie's ability to forgive is just one of the myriad lessons that her life story holds for readers today.Reminiscent of Schindler's List and featuring a journey of faith and forgiveness not unlike Unbroken, The Watchmaker's Daughter is destined to become a classic work of World War II nonfiction. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-354) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
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Ten Boom, Corrie.
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Ravensbrück (Concentration camp)
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Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Netherlands -- Biography.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands -- Biography.
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Christian biography -- Netherlands.
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Clock and watch makers -- Biography.
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Biographies.
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Christian biography.
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Loftis, Larry. Watchmaker's daughter New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] 9780063234581 (NjBwBT)bl2023005001 |
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9780063234604 |
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0063234602 |
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