{"product_id":"steel-matkas-9798849900834","title":"Steel Matkas","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe strength of our men is in their bodies. They labor and sweat to shape raw ores into the steel that builds skyscrapers. They are the Men of Steel.\u003cbr\u003eOur strength is in our minds and hearts. We labor for nine months and sweat for years to shape our children\u003cbr\u003einto strong, compassionate men and women. We are the Steel Matkas. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1906, Maryanna Kompanski is walking the deck of the \u003ci\u003eSS Merion, \u003c\/i\u003eseeking a bit of early morning fresh air on the two-week crossing from Bremen to Philadelphia. At age 24, she has been labeled an old maid, a spinster, in her tiny town of Osiek Dolnoslakie. Her brother, Ignacy, has enticed her to come to America, to Chicago, where opportunities await a woman without a dowry. Suddenly, she is grabbed from behind and a burly hand is smashed against her mouth and nose. Someone else has been walking the deck; fresh air is the furthest thing from his mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMathilda Lenz, orphaned at age nine with two younger brothers, had hired herself out for work, but only for people who would allow her to keep her brothers with her. She had kept them alive, learned five languages while laboring, and fallen hopelessly in love, only to have her fiancé killed in battle in a senseless war. Now, at age 24, she is a dolmetscher on the \u003ci\u003eSS Merion\u003c\/i\u003e, translating for the doctors who care for the 1,700 emigrants jammed into the Zwischendeck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12147690\"\u003eTerry Robertson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798849900834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 884990083X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC042030\"\u003eChristian | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44585144877293,"sku":"9798849900834","price":13.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_93a1a423-6d3f-41de-8798-4645153d250a.jpg?v=1702156961","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/steel-matkas-9798849900834","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}