An edition of Courage for survival
(2013)
Courage for survival
the autobiography of Aristea Pettis
by Aristea Pettis
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Family, Greeks, Biography, Villages, Social life and customs, History, Grecs, Biographies, Mœurs et coutumes, Histoire, Families, Manners and customsPeople
Aristea PettisPlaces
Greece, Yiayia (Greece), Crete (Greece), Grèce, Crète (Grèce), Crete| Edition | Availability |
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Courage for survival: the autobiography of Aristea Pettis
2013, Aristea Pettis
in English
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Table of Contents
Mohos
Life in the village
Winter evenings
Gathering in the town square
My father's life on the family farm
The Kafenio and the general store
My mother
A day in the fields
Church on Sundays
Our Easter celebration
Threshing time
Springtime
A cow's head and dandelion greens
Sweet times with my father
Home remedies
A wedding
The grape harvest
The feast day of the falling asleep of the Virgin Mary
Snails and spooks
Olives in October
Celebrating Christmas and the New Year
Cholera
My grandfather's story
My Yiayia
My father's memories of war
A memorable first grade
Moving to the city
My fathers new venture
Mother's memorable name day
A summer visit to Yiayia's village
A trip to the museum
A visit to Saint Menas Cathedral
My father's coat
Uncle George takes a chance
Struggling to survive
Our coffee shop
Afternoon at the sea
Three wisemen
School project
My sister;s baptism
Losing my mother
Life in strange homes
Yiayia's 1939
Leaving Yiayia's
World War II
Life in Vitsilia
The battle of Crete
The British on the Mountains of Crete 1941
My return to Iraklion
Two tragedies
1943 a night of terror
Facing the Gestapo
The abduction of a general
Liberated at last
A visit with Yiayia and reunion with my brother
Aspirations
When I first met Floyd
My brother and the firewood
American military base
First kiss
My first Sunday dinner
Threads, Thanksgiving and blessings
Holy theophany
Floyd's surprise
Flight to Athens
The wedding
Departing for Italy.
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