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OverviewAugustina's journey is a very personal path. She was born with the heart and courage of an adventurer. When she was a young age, she knew that she would leave her hometown in Eastern Europe and come to America. It was just a matter of waiting until she was of legal age to leave Poland. She knew she would find a way - that wasn't the issue. Her bigger concern was first telling her father, then leaving her family and four siblings, especially her baby sister Maria. This book tells about Augustina's bold journey and the challenges she faced crossing the Atlantic to Ellis Island, then to Kansas City, and making the 1,620 mile trip to Los Angeles in an open-air rumble seat during the harsh conditions of the Dust Bowl. Being robbed, lied to, cheated on, and treated with disrespect due to her poor use of the English language and obvious cultural differences, Augustina developed a hard shell, allowing only a select few past the external barrier into her large heart and core of goodness. Riddled with guilt, fear, and the unfulfilled dreams after arriving in America, it never occurred to Augustina to give up, though that would have been the easy way out... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jamie ChavezPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.268kg ISBN: 9798520381440Pages: 176 Publication Date: 14 June 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |