The Endless Steppe

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The Endless Steppe

The Endless Steppe

By: Esther Hautzig

The Endless Steppe tells the remarkable true story of Esther Hautzig and her family, who were arrested in 1941 and exiled to Siberia during one of history’s bleakest periods. Forced to endure years of hardship, from weeding potato fields to working in mines, their strength and hope sustained them. Winner of the first Sydney Taylor Award, this enduring classic celebrates the resilience of the human spirit.

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This is the remarkable true story of a family during one of the bleakest periods in history, a story that radiates optimism and the resilience of the human spirit (Washington Post). 

In June 1941, the Rudomin family is arrested by the Russians. They are accused of being capitalists, “enemies of the people.” Forced from their home and friends in Vilna, Poland, they are herded into crowded cattle cars. Their destination: the endless steppe of Siberia. 

For five years, Esther and her family live in exile, weeding potato fields, working in the mines, and struggling to stay alive. But in the middle of hardship and oppression, the strength of their small family sustains them and gives them hope for the future. 

The first winner of the Sydney Taylor Awards was Esther Hautzig's The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia, and 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of this powerful classic.
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Used in World-Geography-and-Ecology 7-9

  • By: Esther Hautzig

  • Pages: 256

  • ISBN: 9780064405775

  • Media: Paperback

  • Reading level: 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
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Linda Coleman

Wonderful book. Makes me so glad to be in America and appreciate every thing I have. We don't need the new things and should learn to be self-reliant.

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