Download or read book Ravished Armenia written by Aurora Mardiganian and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Ravished Armenia written by Aurora Mardiganian and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ravished Armenia: The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian Girl, Who Lived Through the Great Massacres To each mother and father, in this beautiful land of the United States, who has taught a daughter to believe in God, I dedicat
Download or read book Ravished Armenia The Story of Aurora Mardiganian the Christian Girl Who Lived Through the Massacres of the Armenian Genocide in the O written by Aurora Mardiganian and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ravished Armenia tells the tragic and horrific story of Aurora Mardiganian, a young Armenian woman fleeing genocide as a refugee. This edition includes the five original illustrations. The Armenian population living in the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century were largely Christian. Although the ethnic Turks were mostly Muslim, the two groups had long co-existed. At the outbreak of World War I, many Armenians signed up to fight for the Ottoman cause - this show of loyalty led to an assumption that existing persecutions of the Armenian minority would stop, or at least decline. The author of this book was also desired by a local Turkish sultan to be his harem. Although she doesn't want this fate, Aurora realizes that in principle it would at least ensure the safety and well-being of her family. However, nothing could prepare the Armenian for the sudden and sustained horrors that soon followed.
Download or read book Ravished Armenia written by Aurora Mardiganian and published by Indoeuropeanpublishing.com. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aurora (Arshaluys) Mardiganian (January 12, 1901 - February 6, 1994) was an Armenian American author, actress and a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. Aurora Mardiganian was the daughter of a prosperous Armenian family living in Chmshgatsak twenty miles north of Harput, Ottoman Turkey. Witnessing the deaths of her family members and being forced to march over 1,400 miles, during which she was kidnapped and sold into the slave markets of Anatolia, Mardiganian escaped to Tiflis (modern Tbilisi, Georgia), then to St. Petersburg, from where she traveled to Oslo and finally, with the help of Near East Relief, to New York. In New York, she was approached by Harvey Gates, a young screenwriter, who helped her write and publish a narrative that is often described as a memoir titled Ravished Armenia (full title Ravished Armenia; the Story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian Girl, Who Survived the Great Massacres (1918). The narrative Ravished Armenia was used for writing a film script that was produced in 1919, Mardiganian playing herself, and first screened in London as the Auction of Souls. The first New York performance of the silent film, entitled Ravished Armenia took place on February 16, 1919, in the ballroom of the Plaza Hotel, with society leaders, Mrs. Oliver Harriman and Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt, serving as co-hostesses on behalf of the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief. Mardiganian was referred to in the press as the Joan of Arc of Armenia, describing her role as the spokesperson for the victims of the horrors that were then taking place in Turkey and the catalyst for the humanist movement in America. In the 1920s Mardiganian married and lived in Los Angeles until her death on February 6, 1994. (wikipedia.org)
Download or read book Ravished Armenia written by Aurora Mardiganian and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ravished Armenia Aurora Mardiganian, a survivor of the Armenian genocide of 1915–1923, recalls sixteen young Armenian girls being "crucified" by their Ottoman tormentors. The story starts in 1915 when Arshaluys was 14 years old. She personally witnessed the murder of her father, mother, brothers and sisters. She was taken to the harem of a number of Turkish pashas, but had remained attached to her Christian Armenian faith despite being tortured repeatedly at the hands of her captors.
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Download or read book Ravished Armenia the Story of Aurora Mardiganian the Christian Girl Who Lived Through the Great Massacres written by Henry Leyford Gates and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ravished Armenia: The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, The Christian Girl, Who Lived Through the Great Massacres by Henry Leyford Gates, first published in 1918, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Download or read book Ravished Armenia written by Aurora Mardiganian and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ravished Armenia tells the tragic and horrific story of Aurora Mardiganian, a young Armenian woman fleeing genocide as a refugee. This edition includes the five original illustrations. The Armenian population living in the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century were largely Christian. Although the ethnic Turks were mostly Muslim, the two groups had long co-existed. At the outbreak of World War I, many Armenians signed up to fight for the Ottoman cause - this show of loyalty led to an assumption that existing persecutions of the Armenian minority would stop, or at least decline. The author of this book was also desired by a local Turkish sultan to be his harem. Although she doesn't want this fate, Aurora realizes that in principle it would at least ensure the safety and well-being of her family. However, nothing could prepare the Armenian for the sudden and sustained horrors that soon followed. The author describes how the situation rapidly escalated: news of massacres in the Armenian city of Van was swiftly followed by a Turkish official confronting the author's family, handing them a note ordering that they stay at home until further notice. Many of the men of Tchemesh-Gedzak, the author's hometown, were rounded up and jailed. The author's father tells the family of how confessions of treason were obtained by force, and many men executed. More rounding up ensues, as news of indiscriminate murder and incarceration spread. Although Aurora and her family remain in their hometown for a time, the deteriorating situation comes to a head with a notice for forced deportation. With no form of transport, thousands are made to walk the barren roads of Turkey with little food or water - as they make the terrible journey, they encounter town after town where grisly scenes have ensued. Published in 1918, not long after the author escaped from Turkey, we benefit from the rawness of Aurora's memories. Although the book is not pleasant reading, it opens the reader's eyes to the horrors of genocide and how quickly the worst tendencies of man can erupt and cause abysmal suffering.
Download or read book Ravished Armenia written by Arshaluys (Aurora) Mardiganian and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1918. Ravished Armenia is an autobiographical account of Arshaluys (Aurora) Mardiganian, the Armenian beauty who escaped to America after two years of unspeakable adventures in the hands of Kurdish Raiders, Slave Markets and Turkish Harems. Her account depicts the story of what happened to Christian women in the hands of Kurdish Slave Raiders and how these Christian women endured in ravished Armenia. These events transpired during the Armenian diaspora, also known as Armenian holocaust or Armenian genocide. In 1919, an American film entitled Ravished Armenia, also known as Auction of Souls, was released, and the author, Arshaluys (Aurora) Mardiganian, herself played the lead role in the film. ______________ From the New York Sunday American- This girl, Aurora Mardiganian, who had been captive in the harems of the wealthy Turks, had been dragged to the tents of wild Kurdish chiefs, who had been carried off into captivity, slung on the saddle of an Arab raider, who had been purchased by a slave dealer and sold on the auction block to the highest bidder. THIS STORY OF AURORA MARDIGANIAN which is the most amazing narrative ever written has been reproduced for the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief in a tremendous motion picture spectacle "RAVISHED ARMENIA" through which runs the thrilling yet tender romance of this CHRISTIAN GIRL WHO SURVIVED THE GREAT MASSACRES. Undoubtedly, it is one of the greatest and most elaborate motion pictures of the age-every stirring scene through which Aurora lives in the book, is lived again on the motion picture screen.
Download or read book Ravished Armenia written by Aurora Mardiganian and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-26 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ravished Armenia (full title: Ravished Armenia: The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian Girl, Who Survived the Great Massacres) is a book written in 1918 by Arshaluys (Aurora) Mardiganian about her experiences in the Armenian Genocide. The story starts in 1915 when Arshaluys was 14 years old. She personally witnessed the murder of her father, mother, brothers and sisters. She was taken to the harem of a number of Turkish pashas, but had remained attached to her Christian Armenian faith despite being tortured repeatedly at the hands of her captors. She found refuge with Frederick W. MacCallum, a Canadian doctor and missionary stationed with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), who safely returned her to Erzurum, which had come under Russian control. She later moved to Tbilisi (Tiflis) in the Caucasus and, through the mediation of General Andranik Ozanian and orders of the Russian military leadership in the Caucasus, was sent to the United States for recovery and to bear witness to the sufferings of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.
Download or read book Ravished Armenia the Story of Aurora Mardiganian the Christian Girl Who Lived Through the Great Massacres Primary Source Edition written by Aurora. [From Old Catalog] Mardiganian and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Download or read book Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian written by Anthony Slide and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ravished Armenia" and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian is the real-life tale of a teenage Armenian girl who was caught up in the 1915 Armenian genocide, the first genocide in modern history. Mardiganian (1901-1994) witnessed the murder of her family and the suffering of her people at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Forced to march over fourteen hundred miles, she was sold into slavery. When she escaped to the United States, Mardiganian was then exploited by the very individuals whom she believed might help. Her story was published in book form and then used as the basis for a 1918 feature film, in which she herself starred. The film Ravished Armenia, also known as Auction of Souls, is a graphic retelling of Aurora Mardiganian's story, with the teenager in the central role, supported by Anna Q. Nilsson and Irving Cummings and directed by Oscar Apfel. Only twenty minutes of the film--the first to deal with the Armenian genocide--is known to survive, but it proves to be a stunning production, presenting its story in newsreel style. This revised edition of Anthony Slide's "Ravished Armenia" and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian also contains an annotated reprint of Mardiganian's original narrative and, for the first time, the full screenplay. In his introduction, Slide recounts the making of the film and Mardiganian's life in the United States, involving a cast of characters including Henry Morgenthau, Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Oliver Harriman, and film pioneer William Selig. The introduction also includes original comments by Aurora Mardiganian, whom Slide interviewed before her death. Acclaimed Armenian Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan, who created a video art installation about Mardiganian in 2007, provides a foreword.
Download or read book Prior to the Auction of Souls written by Aurora Mardiganian and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells Aurora Mardiganian's life story as she relays it to a movie director and screen writer prior to the making of the movie, "Auction of souls." It is written as a cartoon, with color sequences displaying her life story from the past, interspersed with black and white sequences displaying her dialogue with the movie director and screen writer.
Download or read book Survivors written by Donald E. Miller and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999-02-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A superb work of scholarship and a deeply moving human document. . . . A unique work, one that will serve truth, understanding, and decency."—Roger W. Smith, College of William and Mary
