Finding Courage - A Daring Suggestion

1939: Just Before the Storm...

By Rinna Samuel
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the April 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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One young woman's daring suggestion ensures she and her fellow ship passengers arrive safely in America.

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