{"product_id":"young-men-go-west-the-hungarian-revolution-of-1956-and-one-teenagers-risky-escape-paperback","title":"Young Men Go West: The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and One Teenager's Risky Escape - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDawn-Eve Mertz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis debut nonfiction is a winner of the 19th annual National Indie Excellence Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 23, 1956, roughly 200,000 people took to the streets of Budapest, Hungary, in a spontaneous protest against the oppressive communist regime. National pride and morale were high, but when the secret police opened fire on unarmed student demonstrators, the protesters fought back, and a revolution began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly three weeks, thousands of freedom fighters-most of them in their teens and twenties-waged guerrilla warfare against Soviet forces and the Hungarian secret police. They fought with extraordinary courage, even when the odds were against them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the revolution was crushed, more than 190,000 Hungarians fled the country, including 16-year-old József Kutnyak from Pécs. He and his brother feared the worst if they stayed, but they were caught at the border and forced to continue separately, each uncertain of the other's fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Men Go West is a narrative nonfiction account of József's escape, interwoven with a historical examination of the Hungarian Revolution and the refugee crisis. His story is one of fear and hope, while the broader story of the Hungarian people is one of extraordinary courage in their fight for freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45642730995847,"sku":"9781964781037","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/vkbNXNmHdM9781964781037.webp?v=1787183426","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/young-men-go-west-the-hungarian-revolution-of-1956-and-one-teenagers-risky-escape-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}