And the Money Went over the Railing

How a Dutch Survivor from Ww Ii Found a Future in the U.S.

Biography & Memoir
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Author: James Vanderpol ISBN: 9781426941917
Publisher: Trafford Publishing Publication: January 15, 2010
Imprint: Trafford Publishing Language: English
Author: James Vanderpol
ISBN: 9781426941917
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Publication: January 15, 2010
Imprint: Trafford Publishing
Language: English

In the autobiography And the Money Went Over the Railing, James Vanderpol chronicles his life experiences from his happy childhood growing up in a middle-class family in the Netherlands to the day the Nazi occupation began in Amsterdamultimately propelling fifteen-year-old Vanderpol into a world of terror and brutality that would last five years.

James Vanderpol shares a fascinating glimpse into a traumatic time in history when Hitlers rampage forever changed the lives of innocent people around the world. From the cleaning maids who were hired by Germany to spy on the Dutch, to the childrens books that were rewritten to substitute Hitler for the books original hero, Vanderpol details how he and his other family members were considered undesirable Jews and slowly came to anticipate and recognize the threat of death, eventually building hiding places within the apartment and elsewhere in preparation of Gestapo raids. Despite several close calls, Vanderpol and his brother survived the war and emigrated to the United States in 1946 where Vanderpol would later enjoy a rewarding career as an accountant.

And the Money Went Over the Railing is a remarkable story about one young mans bravery and inner strength during a horrifying era in history.

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In the autobiography And the Money Went Over the Railing, James Vanderpol chronicles his life experiences from his happy childhood growing up in a middle-class family in the Netherlands to the day the Nazi occupation began in Amsterdamultimately propelling fifteen-year-old Vanderpol into a world of terror and brutality that would last five years.

James Vanderpol shares a fascinating glimpse into a traumatic time in history when Hitlers rampage forever changed the lives of innocent people around the world. From the cleaning maids who were hired by Germany to spy on the Dutch, to the childrens books that were rewritten to substitute Hitler for the books original hero, Vanderpol details how he and his other family members were considered undesirable Jews and slowly came to anticipate and recognize the threat of death, eventually building hiding places within the apartment and elsewhere in preparation of Gestapo raids. Despite several close calls, Vanderpol and his brother survived the war and emigrated to the United States in 1946 where Vanderpol would later enjoy a rewarding career as an accountant.

And the Money Went Over the Railing is a remarkable story about one young mans bravery and inner strength during a horrifying era in history.

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