Vic Fischer presents To Russia with Love, an Alaskan Journey
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To Russia with Love is the story of Vic Fischer's extraordinary life, Historic figures fill his memoir and included remembrances of his parents-- the American journalist Louis Fischer and Russian writer Markoosha Fischer--and childhood friends who end up at opposing sides of the front during WWII. Vic Fischer's life in Washington, D.C., the writing of the Alaska Constitution, his personal dreams and beliefs make this book simply fascinating.
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