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100 1 _aHume, Ruth Fox,
_d1922-1980
245 1 4 _aThe Lion of Poland: The Story of Paderewski
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-05-24
508 _aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPaderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941 -- Juvenile literature
653 _aComposers -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
653 _aPianists -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
653 _aStatesmen -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
700 1 _aHume, Paul,
_d1915-2001
700 1 _aRéthi, Lili,
_d1894-1969
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59591
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