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Ted Van Doorn - A Memoir

Ted Van Doorn

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Description:Ted van Doorn was well known for his 30 years as founder of Vandor Imports in San Francisco, leading the gift and housewares industry in the USA with design and elan. Even those who knew him well had no idea of his remarkable past, and it was his last act to reveal his earlier life in this memoir.Ted van Doorn tells the story of how he was born into a Yokohama household with a Japanese mother and Dutch father. The story ranges from the great Kanto earthquake of 1923 in which he lost a brother and his mother, to his education at the Canadian School in Kobe, his draft into the Japanese Imperial Army to serve in Manchuria, to his capture by Soviets and his years in a gulag, repatriation to Japan and immigration to USA. Ted van Doorn brings an insider's witness to events many have covered, but with the dispassionate eye of an unwilling participant. The well-documented story from the unique perspective shows the triumph of humanity in the face of chaos and horror in disasters, whether acts of God or man. Foreword by Martin Cruz Smith.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ted Van Doorn - A Memoir. To get started finding Ted Van Doorn - A Memoir, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 240

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Robot X

Release: 2010

ISBN: 0982968302

Description: Ted van Doorn was well known for his 30 years as founder of Vandor Imports in San Francisco, leading the gift and housewares industry in the USA with design and elan. Even those who knew him well had no idea of his remarkable past, and it was his last act to reveal his earlier life in this memoir.Ted van Doorn tells the story of how he was born into a Yokohama household with a Japanese mother and Dutch father. The story ranges from the great Kanto earthquake of 1923 in which he lost a brother and his mother, to his education at the Canadian School in Kobe, his draft into the Japanese Imperial Army to serve in Manchuria, to his capture by Soviets and his years in a gulag, repatriation to Japan and immigration to USA. Ted van Doorn brings an insider's witness to events many have covered, but with the dispassionate eye of an unwilling participant. The well-documented story from the unique perspective shows the triumph of humanity in the face of chaos and horror in disasters, whether acts of God or man. Foreword by Martin Cruz Smith.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ted Van Doorn - A Memoir. To get started finding Ted Van Doorn - A Memoir, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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