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...mass of patriotic Poles had had to choose before the War between their Russian, German and Austrian masters, they would have undoubtedly chosen the Austrians. In Polish Austria, Poles had considerable autonomy. Poles were allowed to enter the Austrian Civil Service, had Polish schools and law courts. Under German rule few Poles held public jobs and under the Tsar many a Polish patriot (like Pilsudski) spent long, hard winters in Siberian exile...
...PATRIOT - Pearl S. Buck - John...
...such standards, The Patriot ranks with her best work. Aiming at twice the scope of The Good Earth, Pearl Buck this time pays tribute to the common people of Japan as well as China...
...patriot is Iwan, idealistic favorite son of a powerful Shanghai banker. Drawn into a secret group of revolutionary students, he organizes an armed corps among the Shanghai silkworkers, narrowly escapes Chiang Kai-shek's blood purge of the Communists in 1927. His father saves his life by exiling him to Japan...
...Patriot. Like all Poles, Paderewski is a fervent patriot. For him only one thing has been more important than his music: his life-long dream of an independent Poland. When the World War broke, Paderewski saw his big chance to make that dream come true. For the duration of the War he toured England and the U. S., playing, speaking at dinners, lobbying with politicians, devoting all the proceeds of his concerts to Polish relief. At this tea-table politics he was a great success. In 1917, with the help of his close friend, Colonel House, he prevailed upon President...