Walking since daybreak
Subtitle: a story of Eastern Europe, World War II, and the heart of our century
By: Modris Eksteins.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Eksteins, Modris; Baltic States -- History -- 1940-1991
Description: Part History and part autobiography, Walking Since Daybreak tells the tragic story of the Baltic nations before, during, and after World War II. Personal stories of the survival or destruction of Modris Eksteins's family members lend an intimate dimension to this vast narrative of those millions who have surged back and forth across the lowlands bordering the Baltic Sea.

As Eksteins's two-pronged narrative approaches its huge climax, the reader learns yet again that in historical catastrophes blame and praise are nearly impossible to assign.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-247) index.
"A Peter Davison book."
Includes maps of the Greater Baltic area in 1914 and today on endpapers.