Log Rafts to Freedom by Linda Gallagher – The story of her father
Jerzy was thirteen when the Second World War broke out, and fourteen when the Russians deported him, his brother, and his father to Siberia. When he was fifteen, his father died. Jerzy and his older brother, Stanisław, escaped from the labor camp in Siberia on a log raft they had helped to build themselves. They traveled through many countries in Central Asia and eventually settled peacefully in Great Britain. Jerzy Dąbrowski wrote down his memoirs for the first time when he was 68. He gave the manuscripts to his four children. His daughter, Linda Gallagher, decided to complete and publish her father's story. The result of their work is the book "Log Rafts to Freedom" published in May this year. Linda dedicated the book "To my children and grandchildren so that they can learn more about their Polish roots." She edited the manuscript and researched the background of his story. The book contains many carefully selected photos. Sarah Clarke , Jerzy's ...