The watchmaker's daughter : the true story of World War II heroine Corrie Ten Boom
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x, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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The inspiring true story of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker whose heroic efforts saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during World War II--at a tremendous cost to herself and her family.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-354) and index.
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The ten Booms, who had recently celebrated the one-hundred-year anniversary of their Haarlem watch shop, lived a quiet life. That change in 1940 when the Nazis occupied the Netherlands and Jewish citizens began to disappear. Corrie and her family, devout Christians, joined the Dutch Resistance and built a secret room in their house to hide Jews and refugees. The Gestapo applied unrelenting pressure on Haarlem, continually raiding homes to snatch Jews and Resistance members. When Corrie and her family were ultimately arrested in the winter of 1944, they faced interrogation, beatings, and possible execution. Before long, she and her sister Betsie were sent to the notorious Ravensbr|ck camp. In the face of the horrors around her, Corrie found solace in her faith, and she ministered to other prisoners, providing comfort and hope. Miraculously, she survived, though by the time she returned home, she had lost many loved ones, including her father and Betsie. For Corrie, though, her journey was only beginning. Eschewing bitterness and embracing forgiveness, she provided free housing to hundreds of survivors who had been wounded by war, physically or emotionally. For the rest of her life, she traveled the globe as an evangelist, sharing her story of faith, hope, and love at churches, clubs, and prisons-even a leper colony. --,From inside front cover.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Loftis, L. (2023). The watchmaker's daughter: the true story of World War II heroine Corrie Ten Boom (First edition.). William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Loftis, Larry. 2023. The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie Ten Boom. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Loftis, Larry. The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie Ten Boom William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Loftis, Larry. The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie Ten Boom First edition., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.

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