Escape to Virginia: From Nazi Germany to Thalhimer's Farm

by Robert H. Gillette

Book Overview

Jewish teenagers Eva and T pper desperately searched for an escape from the stranglehold of 1930s Nazi Germany. They studied agriculture at the Gross Breesen Institute and hoped to secure visas to gain freedom from the tyranny around them. Richmond department store owner William B. Thalhimer created a safe haven on a rural Virginia farm where Eva and T pper would find refuge. Discover the remarkable true story of two young German Jews who endured...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626199124
• ISBN13: 9781626199125
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12