Relief on the Hoof: The Seagoing Cowboys, the Heifer Project, and Unrra in Poland - Paperback
by Eva Plach
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Availability:In StockContributor:Eva PlachSeries:Niu Slavic, East European, and Eurasian StudiesPublish date:11/15/2025Pages:324
Language:EnglishPublisher:Northern Illinois University PressISBN-13:9781501784644ISBN-10:1501784641UPC:9781501784644Book Category:History, Social Science, ReligionBook Subcategory:Europe, Disasters & Disaster Relief, ChristianityBook Topic:Poland, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.9612Product ID:SC8272BEYG
Relief on the Hoof: The Seagoing Cowboys, the Heifer Project, and Unrra in Poland
Relief on the Hoof is about the thousands of horses and cattle that the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) shipped as humanitarian aid in the immediate aftermath of WWII and about the "seagoing cowboys" who cared for the animals during their trans-Atlantic journeys. UNRRA contracted the Church of the Brethren to recruit almost 7,000 men to do this work, and in...
Series: Niu Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:Northern Illinois University PressISBN-13:9781501784644ISBN-10:1501784641UPC:9781501784644Book Category:History, Social Science, ReligionBook Subcategory:Europe, Disasters & Disaster Relief, ChristianityBook Topic:Poland, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.9612Product ID:SC8272BEYG
Eva Plach is a social and cultural historian specializing in the history of twentieth-century Poland. She teaches modern European history, concentrating on the history of the Holocaust.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
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