Star of Peace Review: Courage On a German Freight Run
Margaret Watson reviews Jan de Hartog s Star of Peace a 1939 Atlantic voyage tale about Captain Joris Kuiper who ferries two hundred fifty Jewish refugees from Hamburg to Uruguay using fake visas. Facing moral peril and potential repatriation the captain seeks a risky plan to land refugees in the Carolinas while hoping U S media wake public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Watson
Germany
Holland
Joris Kuiper
Hamburg
Uruguay
Atlantic
Kuiper
Hendrik Ricters
Carolinas
U.S
Star of Peace
de Hartog
Jan de Hartog
Best Sellers List From The New York Times And Related Notes
The text lists The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum The Hat by Leon Uris Full Circle by Danielle Steel The Butter Battle Book by Dr Seuss Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert The Walking Drum by Louis L Amour The Danger by Dick Francis Descent from Xandau by Harold Robbins Warday by Whitley Strieber and James W Kunetka Lord of the Dance by Andrew M Greeley plus archival notes on wartime experiences Dutch resistance and an author biography mentioning M N Nettles and Haig and Castaneda anecdotes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ludlum
Leon Uris
Danielle Steel
Dr. Seuss
Frank Herbert
Louis L’amour
the Danger
Dick Francis
Xandau
Harold Robbins
Whitley Strieber
James W. Kunetka
Andrew M. Greeley
Taekwondo Mini Tournament At Billy Bowlegs Festival
About 100 children ages 3 to 15 will compete in a Taekwondo forms and sparring event sponsored by the American Taekwondo Association. The competition takes place June 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the School Board Administration Building lawn with Master Soon Ho Lee as a guest, a 7th degree black belt and former National Korean Champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Taekwondo Association
ATA Fitness Center
School Board
Lowery Place
YMCA
Indian Temple Mound
Soon Ho Lee
Lee
South Korea
ATA
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Book Review
Harper & Row, Publishers
The
New York Times
Holland's Glory
England
Erma Bombeck
Plains
Rosalynn Carter
Joan Collins
Eudora Welty
Edward I. Koch
William Rauch
Balls
Graig Nettles
Peter Golenbeck
Barbara W. Tuchman
Alexander M. Haig
Carlos Castaneda
Candice Bergen
University of Houston
Texas Southern
New Jersey
CaptaIn D
Bill
Beat” FT. Walton Reach
Oysters
O Lee Slaw Seafood Club
French Fries & Cole
North Atlantic
Gamblinger
Pepsi
Azalea Dr
Destin Landmark
Che Green
Freres
Ori
Destin
Perment
Florida
Bluewater Bay
Florida Belle
Ft. Walton Beach
Choctawhatchee Bay
Steamboat Landing
Brooks St
Walton Beh
Ana A J
Reso
Gallery OF Fine Art
Jenny Davenport
Florida Watercolor Society
East Destin
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