Courage for survival
Subtitle: the autobiography of Aristea Pettis
Publisher: Aristea Pettis
Published: 2013
Place of publication: San Bernardino, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781493726523
Subjects: Family; Greeks; Biography; Villages; Social life and customs; History; Grecs; Biographies; Mœurs et coutumes; Histoire; Families; Manners and customs
Other titles: Autobiography of Aristea Pettis
Table of contents: title: Mohos; title: Life in the village; title: Winter evenings; title: Gathering in the town square; title: My father's life on the family farm; title: The Kafenio and the general store; title: My mother; title: A day in the fields; title: Church on Sundays; title: Our Easter celebration; title: Threshing time; title: Springtime; title: A cow's head and dandelion greens; title: Sweet times with my father; title: Home remedies; title: A wedding; title: The grape harvest; title: The feast day of the falling asleep of the Virgin Mary; title: Snails and spooks; title: Olives in October; title: Celebrating Christmas and the New Year; title: Cholera; title: My grandfather's story; title: My Yiayia; title: My father's memories of war; title: A memorable first grade; title: Moving to the city; title: My fathers new venture; title: Mother's memorable name day; title: A summer visit to Yiayia's village; title: A trip to the museum; title: A visit to Saint Menas Cathedral; title: My father's coat; title: Uncle George takes a chance; title: Struggling to survive; title: Our coffee shop; title: Afternoon at the sea; title: Three wisemen; title: School project; title: My sister;s baptism; title: Losing my mother; title: Life in strange homes; title: Yiayia's 1939; title: Leaving Yiayia's; title: World War II; title: Life in Vitsilia; title: The battle of Crete; title: The British on the Mountains of Crete 1941; title: My return to Iraklion; title: Two tragedies; title: 1943 a night of terror; title: Facing the Gestapo; title: The abduction of a general; title: Liberated at last; title: A visit with Yiayia and reunion with my brother; title: Aspirations; title: When I first met Floyd; title: My brother and the firewood; title: American military base; title: First kiss; title: My first Sunday dinner; title: Threads, Thanksgiving and blessings; title: Holy theophany; title: Floyd's surprise; title: Flight to Athens; title: The wedding; title: Departing for Italy.