*Full Title:* By his Own Wits - A Polish Orphan Finds A Future in the United States *Description:* Survivor, That is the word that describes my friend and mentor John Meers. As a boy of ten, he survived when the Nazis devastated the rest of his family. He survived the trip to the U.S. as a stowaway on board a ship. He made his way to Minnesota and graduated from high school before the INS tried to send him back to Poland. He survived again by joining the marines and serving in Korea, and later gained his citizenship. He survived the Nazis, a chemical addiction, and a truck crash, and the loss of one lung. His story can lift you up and give you hope of surviving your own challenges. Throughout his harrowing life of adversity he endured and survived. - Dave Demars, writer and teacher *Author:* John Meers *Page Count:* 208 pages *ISBN-10:* 0-87839-305-6 *ISBN-13:* 978-0-87839-305-3 <p><strong>Full Title:</strong> By his Own Wits &#8211; A Polish Orphan Finds A Future in the United States</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Survivor, That is the word that describes my friend and mentor John Meers. As a boy of ten, he survived when the Nazis devastated the rest of his family. He survived the trip to the U.S. as a stowaway on board a ship. He made his way to Minnesota and graduated from high school before the <span class="caps">INS</span> tried to send him back to Poland. He survived again by joining the marines and serving in Korea, and later gained his citizenship. He survived the Nazis, a chemical addiction, and a truck crash, and the loss of one lung. His story can lift you up and give you hope of surviving your own challenges. Throughout his harrowing life of adversity he endured and survived.</p> <p>- Dave Demars, writer and teacher</p> <p><strong>Author:</strong> John Meers</p> <p><strong>Page Count:</strong> 208 pages</p> <p><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0-87839-305-6</p> <p><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0-87839-305-3</p> 2009-05-21T13:31:54-05:00 by-his-own-wits 6632512 Perfect Paperback 2009-05-21T13:31:54-05:00 2009-05-21T13:31:54-05:00 North Star Press 2009-05-21T13:31:54-05:00 manual 454 19110892 deny 1 Default 1 14.95 6632512 B27 2009-05-21T13:31:54-05:00 2009-05-21T13:32:15-05:00 13332732 1 6632512 2009-05-21T13:32:15-05:00 http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/4802/products/878393056.jpg?1256230403 Title