Connecting with History Shop Our Categories www.rchistory.com SHOP CURRICULUM Year 1 - Ancient History & Old Testament Year 2 - Early Church & Early Medieval Year 3 - High Medieval - Post-Reformation Year 4 - American History STUDENT BOOKS Year 1 - Ancient History & Old Testament Year 2 - Early Church & Early Medieval Year 3 - High Medieval - Post-Reformation Year 4 - American History Core Textbooks ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Literature Guides History Sing-Along CDs Timelines Geography Lap Books In the Footsteps of the Saints series All Books More Subjects NEW PRODUCTS CLEARANCE ABOUT About Connecting with History Catalog Discount Program Samples FAQ About Us Contact Us Raves & Reviews Register Your Program Copyright Policy CO-OPS ONLINE CLASSES START HERE 1. Select Time Period 2. Select Student Books Home > SHOP > NEW PRODUCTS > Lion of Poland: The Story of Paderewski Price: $15.95 Description More Information Ignace Jan Paderewski was born in Poland in November, 1860. At his death in 1940, he was honored by burial in the Arlington Cemetery. As a boy, young Ignace saw repeated Polish rebellions against the controlling foreign powers fail. He determines that the way to help Poland become free and united is for him to become a person of renown—somehow! His vast natural instinct for music unexpectedly opens a door. Though he excels in musical theory and composition, his dream of becoming a concert pianist is continually thwarted by poor advice and instruction. Then, in 1884, displaying the exceptional gift that recurs throughout his lifetime—of meeting the right person at the right time—Ignace starts on the path to becoming a virtuoso pianist at the unheard of age of 24! By 1910, after taking the world by storm through his brilliance as a performer and popularity as a man of humility, warmth and appeal, Ignace begins his incredible career as statesman. It is now that his lifetime of meeting, winning and helping others comes to the fore, granting him vital influence among political figures and situations of his day. Here is an absorbing portrait, full of lively and illuminating incident, observations from contemporaries and matter for reflection, of a man who was aptly called “a genius who happens to play the piano.” By Ruth and Paul HumeIllustrator: Lili Rethi Share your knowledge of this product. Be the first to write a review »