The Polish Memoirs of William John Rose

by William John Rose

Book Overview

WILLIAM ROSE (1885-1968) learned the Polish language and became an enthusiast of Polish culture under unusual circumstances; at the outbreak of the First World War the young scholar from Minnedosa, Manitoba, found himself trapped in Europe behind enemy line. He was restricted to the village of Ligotka in Silesia. In the last days of the war he made a dramatic escape to Paris and attended the Paris Peace Conference as a representative of nationalist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487585454
• ISBN13: 9781487585457
• Release Date: December 1975
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"