Getting Here

From a Seat on a Train to a Seat on the Bench

Biography & Memoir, Reference, Historical
Cover of the book Getting Here by Peter Ney, iUniverse
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Peter Ney ISBN: 9781440171390
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: October 14, 2009
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Peter Ney
ISBN: 9781440171390
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: October 14, 2009
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

The night before his seventh birthday, Peter Ney and his family were awakened by the sound of yelling and of breaking glass as their home was vandalized. Kristallnacht was just the beginning of the Nazi violence against the Jews, and it shaped the rest of Peters life.

Spanning seventy years, Getting Here narrates the many twists and turns of his life. Two months after Kristallnacht, Peters parents placed him on a train to England; he was one of 10,000 German children granted safe refuge in England via the Kindertransport. His parents joined him in London just before the start of World War II, and as a family they immigrated to the United States.

This memoir tells of Peters journey from Germanyfrom his adolescence and art school training, to his fifty-six year marriage to Betty; work as a designer of consumer products, and human engineer in the space program, a twenty-year career as a trial attorney, and his tenure as a judge on the Colorado Court of Appeals.

More than seventy years ago, Peter and his family arrived penniless in the United States. Getting Here not only describes that journey, but rejoices in the fulfilling of the American dreamfrom a seat on a refugee train to a seat on the appellate bench.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The night before his seventh birthday, Peter Ney and his family were awakened by the sound of yelling and of breaking glass as their home was vandalized. Kristallnacht was just the beginning of the Nazi violence against the Jews, and it shaped the rest of Peters life.

Spanning seventy years, Getting Here narrates the many twists and turns of his life. Two months after Kristallnacht, Peters parents placed him on a train to England; he was one of 10,000 German children granted safe refuge in England via the Kindertransport. His parents joined him in London just before the start of World War II, and as a family they immigrated to the United States.

This memoir tells of Peters journey from Germanyfrom his adolescence and art school training, to his fifty-six year marriage to Betty; work as a designer of consumer products, and human engineer in the space program, a twenty-year career as a trial attorney, and his tenure as a judge on the Colorado Court of Appeals.

More than seventy years ago, Peter and his family arrived penniless in the United States. Getting Here not only describes that journey, but rejoices in the fulfilling of the American dreamfrom a seat on a refugee train to a seat on the appellate bench.

More books from iUniverse

Cover of the book Phoenix Mistress by Peter Ney
Cover of the book New Quarter Note Tales by Peter Ney
Cover of the book The Whispers Know My Name by Peter Ney
Cover of the book Lost Years by Peter Ney
Cover of the book Reflections of Darkness and Light by Peter Ney
Cover of the book They Told Me Not to Sing by Peter Ney
Cover of the book The Bills Keep Coming, the Grass Keeps Growing by Peter Ney
Cover of the book Disband the Corrupt Federal Reserve System and the Irs Now! by Peter Ney
Cover of the book Ten Years as a Ghost by Peter Ney
Cover of the book Footprints of God in Every Season by Peter Ney
Cover of the book Death at the Cloisters by Peter Ney
Cover of the book Lydia Lion Goes Exploring by Peter Ney
Cover of the book The Crisis of Revelation by Peter Ney
Cover of the book Invisible and Voiceless by Peter Ney
Cover of the book Naida by Peter Ney
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy