Download or read book Once They Had a Country written by Muriel R. Gillick and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once They Had a Country conveys well what it was like to establish a new life in a foreign country--over and over again and in constant fear for one's life. The book draws from a remarkable set of primary source materials, including letters, telegrams, and police records to relate the story of two teenage refugees during World War II.