Properties of biomineralization process in various types of soil and their. The book is at his best when van paassen is relating the stories that he has uncovered on his travels as a journalist traveling the world between the wars. Firstperson account of the hebron massacre the jewish. Pierre van paassen books biography and list of works. This excerpt comes from his book days of our years. Canadian ort federation formed after twoday conference. Not as easy reading, not as adventurous as some, but cutting deeper into the facts behind what he saw and felt and reported.
But fundamentally, van paassen was a christian democratic socialist concerned, as he put it in his autobiographical days of our years, with the enduring struggle for justice for ordinary individuals. Meeting with durruti and the taking of sietamo pierre. He was a staunch opponent of fascism in italy, germany and france from the 1920s, reinforced by the ten days he spent as a prisoner in the dachau concentration camp in late march 1933. Van paassen writes with the power and fervor of a latterday prophet, without forgetting the need for facts, figures and documentation. The condition selected for the item is accurate and consistent with our other listings of the same general condition. Pierre van paassen pierre van paassen was in palestine and provides a graphic account of the 1929 pogrom. Book days of our years by pierre van paassen 1939 for sale. Pierre van paassen, author of days of our years, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. Days of our years by pierre van paassen details trove. Earth could be fair, a chronicle by van paassen, pierre and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
These events were mostly instances that express the inhumanity of the governments in the. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields. Partly because contemporary politics dont hold up well nearly 70 years later, and partly because his specific. Dutchcanadian journalist pierre van paassen recounts his visit of liberated. Exforeign correspondent, a minister, was advocate of jewish statehood. To include a comma in your tag, surround the tag with double quotes. Shortly after world war one, van paassen started his career as a journalist at the globe, a canadian newspaper in toronto. Van paassen, pierre, 18951968 lc linked data service.
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Days of our years, pierre van paassen 1895 1968 10. The grout forms by biological actions are named as biogrouts van paassen et al. Pierre van paassen february 7, 1895 january 8, 1968 was a dutchcanadianamerican. Pierre van paassen was in palestine and provides a graphic account of the 1929 pogrom against the jews of hebron in his book days of our years. Pierre van paassen biography pierre van paassen biography and list of works pierre van paassen books. When he starts to wax political though, he loses me a bit. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Pierre van paassen why he selected the street of our lady begins on p. Days of our years by pierre van paassen first american. It is autobiographical, the author having been born on 7 feb 1895 in the netherlands and his account of his youth there is kind of lyrical and moving.
Van paassen, a christian democratic socialist concerned, as stated in his autobiographical days of our years, with the enduring struggle for justice for ordinary individuals. Miracle hero backpedaling after trump rally appearance. Dutchborn author and journalist pierre van paassen gives firsthand testimony of the 1929 riot in hebron. Days of our years author paassen, pierre van formatbinding hardcover book condition used very good quantity available 1 edition first american edition binding hardcover publisher hillmancurl place of publication new york date published 1939. These events were mostly instances that express the inhumanity of the governments in the middle east, and the jews continual struggle.
This page contains the titles of the top ten bestselling books in the united states, in both fiction and nonfiction categories. I was raped, drugged and held captive sanders attacked from all sides in south carolina. Pierre van paassen, who for several years has been ing. The time is now by pierre van paassen national library. Agenda by unknown, university of california libraries. Dutchcanadian journalist pierre van paassen recounts his visit of liberated barcelona, his meeting with libertarian fighter buenaventura durruti, and the taking of the town of sietamo by anarchist forces. Earth could be fair by pierre van paassen abebooks. This is an extract from van paassen s book days of our years, which documents his experiences in europe, africa and the middle east before the outbreak of world war ii. Days of our years by van paassen, pierre, 1895publication date 1940 topics history, modern publisher new york, dial press. Pierre van paassen is the author of books such as days of our years. I found this perhaps, the most stimulating and challenging roving journalists story since vincent sheeans. Pierre van paassen february 7, 1895 january 8, 1968 was a dutch canadianamerican. This is an extract from van paassens book days of our years, which.
List of books and articles about pierre van paassen. In the dead eddy of time after the war, a young dutch exdivinity student and soldier named pieter antonie laurusse van paassen found himself in canada bouncing from job to job. Pierre van paassen books author of days of our years. The story of mankind, hendrik willem van loon 1882 1944.
Days of our years is an autobiography of van paassen, published in 1939, in which he tells about many events that he witnessed as a foreign correspondent, but was not allowed to report in his published articles. A canadian ort federation was launched here after a twoday convention in which more than 200 delegates participated. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Days of our years, by pierre van paassen read 4 dec 2017 this was the best selling book in nonfiction in 1939 and i remembered its fame when i saw it in a library and so decided to read it. International journalistauthor, pierre van paassen, weaves together a lifetime of phantasmagorical personal stories, ostentatious tall tales and deliciously embellished memories as a travel corespondent in his epic memoirs, to number our days 405 pages, published in 1964 by charles scribners sons, new york. The year old committee for a jewish army, headed by aggressive journalist pierre van paassen days of our years, that day alone, found more than 1,500 distinguished citizens eager to sign its plea. I first read this story many years ago, but every now and then i hear, read, or experience something that brings it back to mind like a flashing red light. Book search engine can find days of our years, the story of a generation by paassen, pierre van. Pierre van paassen historical records and family trees.
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