Frozen footprints : lessons in freedom from a survivor of the Siberian slave-labor camps /

Gilewicz, Alicia,

Frozen footprints : lessons in freedom from a survivor of the Siberian slave-labor camps / [print] Frozen footprints by Alicia Gilewicz and Steve Price. - Tampa, Florida : IndianaTI Publishing, (c)1998. - vii, 172 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

SECTION 1: LOST IndianaNOCENCE -- "You're under arrest" -- Train of terror -- Arriving at a "Workers' Paradise" -- No work, no food -- Solitary confinement -- Dawn of freedom -- The land of the dead -- Escape from the land of the dead -- Lost in Iran -- The green hills of Africa -- A new beginning -- A tearful reunion -- America, land of the free! -- Chronicle of events. SECTION 2: 10 LESSONS Indiana FREEDOM -- Dream big dreams -- Face down your fears -- Faith can change your life -- Learn to lead -- Never, never surrender -- ABCs of goal setting -- Build lifelong relationships -- Integrity begins with an "I" -- A lesson in loyalty and edification -- Leaving your legacy -- Conclusion: a triumphant return,

Thus begins the story of seven-year-old Alicia Gilewicz. It's a story of a family's eight-year struggle for survival, first as prisoners in a Siberian prison camp, and later as refugees in Uzbekistan, Iran, and Africa. The first part of Frozen Footprints re-tells the horrors one family faces in their quest for freedom in Russia during World War II, as millions of innocent civilians were dying from starvation and disease. It's a gripping story of good triumphing over evil and a testimony to the power of determination and persistence. In the Second half of the book, Alicia teaches readers the 10 "lessons in freedom" she has learned during her remarkable life. These lessons helped Alicia and her family survive the horrors of communist Russia and later to achieve personal and financial freedom. Her lessons will empower you to realize your full potential, to dream big dreams, and to make them come true!



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Gilewicz, Alicia.


1939-1945.


World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Soviet.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Polish.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.
Prisoners of war--Soviet Union--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Poland--Biography.
Women refugees--Poland--Biography.


Biography.
Personal narratives.

D805.P946.F769 1998 D805