{"product_id":"a-small-town-in-ukraine-bernard-wasserstein","title":"A Small Town in Ukraine: Bernard Wasserstein","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-information\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e European history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre \/ subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Holocaust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bernard Wasserstein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAudience:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adults\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Small Town in Ukraine\u003c\/strong\u003e by Bernard Wasserstein is a history book for adult readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe revelatory history of Krakowiec - 'a little place you've never heard of ' - through which we see life in Eastern Europe as never before Decades ago, the historian Bernard Wasserstein set out to uncover the hidden past of the town forty miles west of Lviv where his family, especially his grandfather Berl, originated: Krakowiec ( Krah-KOV-yets ).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book he recounts its dramatic and traumatic history. 'I want to observe and understand how some of the great forces that determined the shape of our times affected ordinary people. Wasserstein traces the arc of history across centuries of religious and political conflict, as armies of Cossacks, Turks, Swedes and Muscovites rampaged through the region. In the Age of Enlightenment, the Polish magnate Ignacy Cetner built his palace at Krakowiec and, with his vivacious daughter, Princess Anna, created an arcadia of refinement and serenity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery \u0026amp; pickup:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available from Whimsy and Wonder with New Zealand delivery or Christchurch pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43891667370020,"sku":"B9781802061406","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/2253\/5460\/files\/penguin-random-house-a-small-town-in-ukraine-book.jpg?v=1785751867","url":"https:\/\/whimsyandwonder.co.nz\/products\/a-small-town-in-ukraine-bernard-wasserstein","provider":"Whimsy \u0026 Wonder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}