50 Years in AmericaAuthorHouse, 2003 - 452 Seiten Arnold, the third son of Dora and Paul von der Porten MD, was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1917. There came Hitler's rise to power. Arnold's father was an analytical thinker. On October 14, 1933 Paul sent Arnold, only 15, to Jamaica, British West Indies, with new clothes and M100, the maximum allowed to emigrants. Thus he escaped. Several relatives were murdered. Arnold describes his adventures, including those in World War II, in his book: The Nine Lives of Arnold. In 1953 Arnold and his wife, Amy, migrated to America, to his aging parents. Many who have read The Nine Lives of Arnold have begged Arnold to write his life after Kingston, Jamaica. This book tells. No-one shall be bored! |
Inhalt
RICHARD ARNOLD VON DER PORTEN | 12 |
MOVING TO JERSEY CITY | 27 |
THE CROWN SIGN COMPANY | 41 |
THUNDERSTORMS AT UNION MEETINGS | 54 |
THE RIDGE DOOR CO | 71 |
JERSEY ALUMINUM | 85 |
SURPRISE AT JERSEY SIGN CO | 97 |
BECOME AN AMERICAN CITIZEN | 103 |
RUTGERS PREPARATORY SCHOOL | 163 |
TONI AND MAMA AND DORRIE AND GERHARD | 169 |
RUTGERS PREP LIBRARY A CHALLENGE | 175 |
MARGUERITE HIGH SCHOOL TO MARRIAGE | 181 |
PICCONE ASSOCIATES | 189 |
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS | 196 |
THE LIBRARY BUDGET | 213 |
CHRIS RALF AND CARS | 228 |
PUTTKAMERS 1 1 1 | 111 |
STARTING AT JOHNSMANVILLE | 120 |
PAL | 127 |
LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS | 133 |
MORE OF WHAT YOU WOULD TAKE FOR GRANTED | 139 |
LIFE AT JOHNSMANVILLE | 147 |
MY PAPA | 155 |
MARKOLITE | 241 |
ARLENE DRIVING THEORY AND PRACTICE | 257 |
CHRIS GRADUATES | 270 |
TOURING SOUTHWEST ENGLAND | 285 |
OLD FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN JAMAICA | 299 |
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