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An account of one family's displacement and the tragic history of twentieth-century Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia: “Deeply moving.” —Los Angeles TimesWinner of the Pearson Prize for NonfictionThe immense cataclysm of World War II devastated the Baltic republics of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, sending many of their inhabitants to the ends of the earth. Part history, part autobiography, Walking Since Daybreak tells the tragic story of the Baltic nations before, during, and after the war. Personal stories of the survival or destruction of Modris Eksteins's family members lend an intimate dimension to this vast narrative of those who have surged back and forth across the lowlands bordering the Baltic Sea. In the tradition of books that redefine our historical understanding, such as Huizinga's The Waning of the Middle Ages and Burckhardt's The Renaissance in Italy, Eksteins's narrative is a haunting portrait of national loss and the struggle of a displaced family caught in the maw of history.“An authoritative and moving mélange... of historical analysis, family legend, and memoir.” —The Boston Globe“Eksteins has astutely and thrillingly braided together the tortured history of moder

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Author

Modris Eksteins

Publisher

Mariner Books

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780395937471

Category

history

Subjects

Science, Fiction, History

Rating

3.99 / 5 (94 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14