Out of Hitler's Reach: The Scattergood Hostel for European Refugees 1939-43

By Michael Luick-Thrams

From 1939 to 1943, about 185 refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe found refuge at Scattergood, a temporary hostel in what had been a Quaker boarding school near West Branch, Iowa. This book examines the refugees' backgrounds, their flight from Europe, and their arrival in America.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0912072253
• ISBN13: 9780912072258
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Washington International Arts Letter
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"