Vanished by the Danube
Peace, War, Revolution, and Flight to the West
Albany, New York : Excelsior Editions, 2014.
Format: Book
Description: xvii, 472 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Germany's invasion of Hungary in 1944 marked the end of a culture that had dominated Central Europe from the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth. In this poignant memoir, Charles Farkas offers a testament to this vanished way of life--its society, morality, personal integrity, wealth, traditions, and chivalry--as well as an eyewitness account of its destruction, begun at the hands of the Nazis and then completed under the heel of Soviet Communism. Farkas' recollections of growing up in Budapest, a city whose grandeur embraced--indeed spanned--the Danube River; his vivid descriptions of everyday life in Hungary before, during, and after World War II; and his ultimate flight to freedom in the United States remind us that behind the larger historical events of the past century are the stories of the individual men and women who endured and, ultimately, survived them.
Contents:
Ch. 1 Social Life in the Budapest Cafes in the 1920s and the Farkas Eamily Line -- ch. 2 Strange Happenings -- ch. 3 Jaunts into the Countryside -- ch. 4 Malvina Tarnoczy -- ch. 5 The Vineyard at Veresegyhaz -- ch. 6 The Tragic Death of Henry O'Donnell -- ch. 7 The World of Grandmother Eveline -- ch. 8 The World of the Viczians -- ch. 9 The World of the Child and the Servants -- ch. 10 Uncle Rory and My Father Make a Deal -- ch. 11 New Dwellers in the Old Manor House -- ch. 12 My School Life -- ch. 13 Gyuri Saghy Appears on the Scene -- ch. 14 Romantic Encounters -- ch. 15 Magnolias in the Moonlight and September in the Rain -- ch. 16 My First Visit to the Gunda Farm -- ch. 17 Champion du Mond -- ch. 18 Illusions, Emotions, and the Coming of the Whirlwind -- ch. 19 The Last Summer before the Siege -- ch. 20 Hitler Occupies Hungary -- Manhunt -- ch. 21 In Transylvania -- ch. 22 Homeward Bound -- ch. 23 Autumn in the Vineyard -- ch. 24 October 15, 1944 -- The Arrow Cross Grabs Power -- ch. 25 Reminiscences -- ch. 26 The Siege of Budapest and the End of Nazism -- ch. 27 Vanished by the Danube -- ch. 28 Home Again in the Old Manor House -- ch. 29 "In the Meantime, Back at the Ranch ..." and Our Daily Russian "Visitors" -- ch. 30 Exploring Our Newfound Domain -- ch. 31 Working the Land -- ch. 32 Farewell to Logodi Street -- ch. 33 Settling Down at the Old Homestead and a New Year's Party -- ch. 34 An Adventure in the Life of Szabolcs -- ch. 35 Moonshining in the Moonlight -- ch. 36 A Garden in the Rain -- ch. 37 A Phony Peace (1946-1947) -- ch. 38 Blue Skies Smiling at Us -- ch. 39 The Fall of the House of Roediger -- ch. 40 Liquidation of the Kulaks -- ch. 41 Searches at the Ranch and Another Dreadful Year -- ch. 42 The Red Army Wants Me -- ch. 43 My Move to Buda -- ch. 44 Haven for the Shipwrecked at the Old Manor House -- ch. 45 Workers Unite! -- ch. 46 A Budding Romance -- ch. 47 My Life as a Rickshaw Man -- ch. 48 Clouds on the Horizon -- ch. 49 Revolutionaries Pull Down the Stalin Statue Siege of the Studio -- ch. 50 Escape to the West -- ch. 51 Journey to the New World on the U.S.N.S. Marine Carp.
Subjects:
Farkas, Charles, 1925- -- Childhood and youth.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Hungary.
Communism -- Hungary -- History.
Hungarian Americans -- Biography.
Hungary -- Social life and customs.
Hungary -- History -- 1918-1945.
Hungary -- History -- 1945-1989.
Hungary -- History -- Revolution, 1956.
Hungary -- Emigration and immigration.
Farkas, Charles, 1925- -- Childhood and youth.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Hungary.
Communism -- Hungary -- History.
Hungarian Americans -- Biography.
Hungary -- Social life and customs.
Hungary -- History -- 1918-1945.
Hungary -- History -- 1945-1989.
Hungary -- History -- Revolution, 1956.
Hungary -- Emigration and immigration.
ISBN:
9781438447582
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Farkas, Charles | North Main | Nonfiction | In |