The Saddest Ship Afloat: The Tragedy of the MS St. Louis
(Part of the Stories of Our Past Series)
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On May 13, 1939, the eve of the Second World War, the MS St. Louis left port in Hamburg, Germany, headed for Havana, Cuba. Among the ship's passengers were more than six hundred Jews attempting to escape Nazi rule. But most of the visas the passengers had purchased turned out to be fake and after several days in limbo in Havana's harbour, the ship's captain turned back for Europe. Canadian and American activists petitioned their governments...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1771083999
ISBN13:9781771083997
Release Date:June 2016
Publisher:Nimbus Publishing (CN)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.4" x 7.9"
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