I have an upcoming presentation at First Citizens Bank in Mason City, Iowa, about my memoir on July 21 at 2:00 p.m.. I am thrilled at the opportunity. I am encouraged by responses like the following from readers and attendees at previous presentations. “Congratulations! I finished reading Like A Haystack last night. Your story is so well written and is also a story of such strength and courage, I hated to put the book down. Most of us have no…..
Dad achieved his goal of providing a better life for his family in February 1952 after persistent effort. Theresa in her account explained the reasons for the protracted process of leaving Austria, and perhaps, in the end, we were fortunate. At age nine, I had no idea what was happening; I simply followed my parents’ lead. Nothing was explained to me in terms I could understand. The three weeks at sea from Bremerhaven, Germany, to New Orleans are difficult to…..