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Helena Paderewska
Helena Paderewska

Helena Paderewska

Memoirs, 1910–1920

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

242 Pages, 6 x 9

Formats: PDF, EPUB, Mobipocket, Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $25.95 (US $25.95) (CA $34.95)

Publication Date: September 2021

ISBN 9780817918651

Rights: WOR

Hoover Institution Press (Sep 2021)

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Overview

The celebrated pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski was the rave of Paris, London, and New York audiences in the early twentieth century, with annual concert tours across the continents. But during World War I, Paderewski set music aside and turned to politics, becoming an eloquent spokesman for the country of his birth, Poland, then occupied by the empires of Russia, Germany, and Austria. Through his fame as a musician, Paderewski gained access to the top political leadership of France, Britain, and the United States. His devoted wife and collaborator, Helena, facilitated and accompanied virtually his every move. She is one of the key sources on the historical events in which she participated or her husband told her about.

Author Biography

Maciej Siekierski is curator of European Collections at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in Stanford, California. A specialist on Poland and Eastern Europe, he has been a member of the staff since 1984, with principal responsibility for acquiring European archival materials.