Knight without fear and beyond reproach the life of George Maduro 1916-1945
Afbeeldingen
Sla de afbeeldingen over
Wel leverbaar
Artikel vergelijken
Uitgever: Spectrum
Auteur:
Kathleen Brandt-Carey
- Nederlands
- Paperback
- 9789000349623
- 14 juli 2016
- 408 pagina's
Samenvatting
A forgotten hero
George Maduro was a household name in the Netherlands of the 1930s. He was the handsome, charismatic son of a well-to-do Jewish family from Curaçao and had garnered national fame as a university student when he tried to kidnap the mascot of the Royal Dutch Navy. The invasion of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany put an abrupt end to his carefree existence. On the first day of the invasion he led a courageous charge to recapture a strategic villa, which helped delay the German advance. News of his brave feats travelled far and wide; even the Gestapo knew who he was.
George joined the Resistance, was arrested twice and miraculously released after a long imprisonment in the infamous "Oranjehotel' prison. He was arrested by the Gestapo during an attempt to flee to England and died in Dachau Concentration Camp shortly before its liberation. He was 28 years old.
George's parents donated the starting capital for Madurodam, the miniature city in The Hague that supports children's charities, in memory of their son.
Kathleen Brandt-Carey was born and raised in New York and moved to the Netherlands in 1980. She holds degrees from St. Lawrence University and the University of Amsterdam and has written numerous textbooks for Dutch elementary and secondary-school pupils. Her aunt by marriage, Vivienne Maduro Seeley, is a first cousin of George Maduro's and inspired her to write his biography. Brandt-Carey describes George Maduro's short but intensive life in living colour: the lush life on Curaçao, his bittersweet love affair with a Protestant girl, Occupied Holland and the Resistance. The "Maduro' behind "Madurodam' is revealed as a complex, loveable and inspiring young man for whom ideals were more important than personal safety and who never lost courage, even under the most brutal circumstances.
George Maduro was a household name in the Netherlands of the 1930s. He was the handsome, charismatic son of a well-to-do Jewish family from Curaçao and had garnered national fame as a university student when he tried to kidnap the mascot of the Royal Dutch Navy. The invasion of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany put an abrupt end to his carefree existence. On the first day of the invasion he led a courageous charge to recapture a strategic villa, which helped delay the German advance. News of his brave feats travelled far and wide; even the Gestapo knew who he was.
George joined the Resistance, was arrested twice and miraculously released after a long imprisonment in the infamous "Oranjehotel' prison. He was arrested by the Gestapo during an attempt to flee to England and died in Dachau Concentration Camp shortly before its liberation. He was 28 years old.
George's parents donated the starting capital for Madurodam, the miniature city in The Hague that supports children's charities, in memory of their son.
Kathleen Brandt-Carey was born and raised in New York and moved to the Netherlands in 1980. She holds degrees from St. Lawrence University and the University of Amsterdam and has written numerous textbooks for Dutch elementary and secondary-school pupils. Her aunt by marriage, Vivienne Maduro Seeley, is a first cousin of George Maduro's and inspired her to write his biography. Brandt-Carey describes George Maduro's short but intensive life in living colour: the lush life on Curaçao, his bittersweet love affair with a Protestant girl, Occupied Holland and the Resistance. The "Maduro' behind "Madurodam' is revealed as a complex, loveable and inspiring young man for whom ideals were more important than personal safety and who never lost courage, even under the most brutal circumstances.
Productspecificaties
Wij vonden geen specificaties voor jouw zoekopdracht '{SEARCH}'.
Inhoud
- Taal
- nl
- Bindwijze
- Paperback
- Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
- 14 juli 2016
- Aantal pagina's
- 408
- Illustraties
- Nee
Betrokkenen
- Hoofdauteur
- Kathleen Brandt-Carey
- Hoofdredacteur
- Kelly Atkinson
- Tweede Redacteur
- Kelly Atkinson
- Hoofduitgeverij
- Spectrum
Overige kenmerken
- Editie
- 1
- Product breedte
- 150 mm
- Product hoogte
- 37 mm
- Product lengte
- 231 mm
- Studieboek
- Nee
- Verpakking breedte
- 150 mm
- Verpakking hoogte
- 37 mm
- Verpakking lengte
- 231 mm
- Verpakkingsgewicht
- 656 g
EAN
- EAN
- 9789000349623
Productveiligheid
-
Verantwoordelijk marktdeelnemer in de EU
Tooltip
Verantwoordelijk marktdeelnemer in de EU
De verantwoordelijk marktdeelnemer in de EU zorgt voor het nakomen van verplichtingen op het gebied van productveiligheid. - Bekijk gegevens
Je vindt dit artikel in
- Categorieën
- Taal
- Nederlands
- Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
- Boek
- Type boek
- Paperback
- Periode
- 20e eeuw
Kies gewenste uitvoering
Kies je bindwijze
Prijsinformatie en bestellen
Rapporteer dit artikel
Je wilt melding doen van illegale inhoud, zoals een onveilig, illegaal artikel of misleidende content.
- Ik wil melding doen als klant
- Ik wil melding doen als autoriteit of trusted flagger
- Ik wil melding doen als partner
- Ik wil melding doen als merkhouder
Geen klant, autoriteit, trusted flagger, merkhouder of partner? Gebruik dan het klantformulier (via onderstaande link) om een melding te doen.