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About this Book:
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In 1922 approximately 300 Russian Mennonites were stranded in Batum, Georgia, on the Black Sea as they sought to escape the widespread violence and famine of the Bolshevik revolution. Within six months one-fourth of the refugees died from malnutrition, malaria, typhus, and unsanitary living condition. Although Jacob and Suzanna Kroeker suffered hardships, along with their two young sons, one of whom was born in Batum, they also experienced God's guidance and provision. Thanks to some basic preparations that they were able to make before leaving their home, as well as the kindness of family and friends, and the inexplicable generosity of total strangers, the Kroekers eventually reached Constantinople and from there obtained sponsors and passage to the United States. Six Golden Buttons is their account of their perilous 18-month journey, as told to their daughter years after the family was safely settled in Oklahoma.
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