TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hume,Ruth Fox
AU  - Hume,Paul
AU  - Réthi,Lili
TI  - The Lion of Poland: The Story of Paderewski
AV  - ML 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941 -- Juvenile literature
KW  - Composers -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
KW  - Pianists -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
KW  - Statesmen -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
N1  - Release date is 2019-05-24; Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed
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N2  - "The Lion of Poland: The Story of Paderewski" by Ruth Fox Hume and Paul Hume is a historical account written in the early 1960s. The book chronicles the life and legacy of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a Polish pianist, composer, and politician, emphasizing his early challenges and rise to fame. It delves into his childhood experiences amid Poland's struggle for freedom, framing his journey within a broader historical context that highlights the plight of the Polish people under foreign rule.  The opening of the narrative introduces us to a pivotal moment in Ignace Paderewski's early life at the age of four, when Russian soldiers stormed his home and arrested his father, Jan Paderewski, for suspected revolutionary activity. This traumatic event shapes the young Paderewski's identity and ambition, instilling in him a fierce desire to fight for Poland's independence. The narrative details his family's struggles after his father's imprisonment and his subsequent musical education, which is marked by difficulty and determination. As Ignace gradually discovers his passion and talent for music, the stage is set for his eventual rise as a celebrated pianist and a symbol of Polish pride. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59591
ER  -