Miss 4th of July, Goodbye: A Novel Based on the Life of Niki (born Xenopoulos) Janus

By Christopher G. Janus

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0934831009
• ISBN13: 9780934831000
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: Lake View Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A Beautiful Masterpiece against Bigotry and Hatred!!

This enlightning,touching Christopher G. Janus novel"Miss 4th of July,Goodbye" is comparable to"The Diary of Anne Frank" and "The Color Purple".The book is written in a letter series format that's fiction but historically accurate by the author's sister 16 year old Niki Janus(A sophisicated European,Fluent in seven languages) who immigrates with her family from wartorn Greece in 1916 around WW1 to a small town near Charleston West Virginia called Montgomery where the Ku Klux Klan has a stronghold and targets and persecutes both African-Americans and Immigrants.These emotionally sensitive letters written to her Grandfather residing in Greece explains the culture shock of her moving into her new land,the bigotry and hatred some of the people in Montgomery associated with the Klan and her first experience being in love.She also writes about the brutal harrasement that she and her family experiences when she befriends an older African-American who shows kindness and generosity to her family but most of the townspeople are sympathetic that shows an overall goodness of the town of Montgomery.A horrific Flu epidemic then hits home and Niki good deeds helping out during that crises unfortunately leads to her tragedy.The town than votes Niki(the first foriegner) the coveted local title"Miss 4th of July" which chooses the lady who has contributed the most for the good of the community.A Disney film was made based on this novel"Goodbye,Miss 4th of July"starring Roxanna Zal and Lou Gossett Jr.,now on video.This novel represents a beautiful masterpiece especially against bigotry and hatred that makes very worthwhile reading!!

Born on the Fourth of July

It's a very good book. I liked it, but i can't find the book online, so i can read it.