Isbn: 9798885831321 - the Soul of a Shoemaker: the Story of Frank Katana's Daring Escape from Communist Yugoslavia, His Rise to Freedom, and His Journey to Success (13 results)

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A Shoemaker struggles to survive in an oppressed society. Can he outsmart the brutal regime before he becomes the next victim My father, Frank Katana, escaped communist Yugoslavia on foot over sixty years ago and found his way to Canada, where he started a shoe manufacturing business.He left everything behind to escape from a brutal regime. He believed he would have a better life for himself and his family if he could have the opportunity to thrive in a free country. This story is a glimpse into his life on the farm, his challenges living under the communist dictatorship in Yugoslavia, and his dramatic escape to freedom in Canada.The Soul of a Shoemaker is a fascinating story, an homage, and a retelling of my father, Frank Katana's journey to Canada with absolutely nothing in his pockets and how he built something spectacular. Born early in 1932 in the Croatian part of Yugoslavia to parents who were farmers, Frank Katana apprenticed with shoemakers after the devastating war. 'I was the only one who could never really adapt to the farm life. I was always looking for something easier than farming. I always wanted to achieve something on my own, whether in Austria or somewhere else.'The somewhere else would be Canada, but not without the kind of horrifying close calls once so familiar to people who attempted to leave Eastern Europe and so unknown to most Canadians.The painful memories of escape and resurgence in the new world are still there, but so is the drive that made it possible.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. The Soul of a Shoemaker | The Story of Frank Katana's Daring Escape from Communist Yugoslavia, His Rise to Freedom, and His Journey to Success | Susan Cork | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2022 | Author Academy Elite | EAN 9798885831321 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…