Shawver

Shawver, Katrina

<div class="ExternalClass108F962988CB4D0ABF64606C2DC0C366"><h2>Meet local author Katrina Shawver.<br></h2><h3>Genre: Non-Fiction / Biography<br></h3><h3>Title: <em>Henry: A Polish Swimmer's True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America</em></h3><p><br></p><p><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Katrina Shawver is a writer, experienced public speaker, and lifelong history geek. She wrote for the </span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Arizona Republic</span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"> newspaper for eleven years. During that time, she met Henry Zguda, a Polish Catholic survivor of German concentration camps, and soon offered to write his story. She is the recipient of the 2018 Polish Heritage Award, and many other accolades. Her book<em> </em></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"><em>Henry: A Polish Swimmer's True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America</em></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">, reveals a lesser-known chapter in WWII history. Give her a good book, cozy chair, and a glass of Merlot and she sighs contentment. </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Find her at </span><a href="http://katrinashawver.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">katrinashawver.com.</span></span></a></p><p><a href="https://azpbs.org/horizon/2025/08/new-book-about-henry-zguda-polish-swimming-champion-auschwitz-survivor/" target="_blank">Watch the author's feature on PBS Horizon</a>.<br><br></p><div><p><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"></span></p></div></div>

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"Henry: A Polish Swimmer's True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America" by Katrina Shawver	"Henry: A Polish Swimmer's True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America" by Katrina Shawver	https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/images/Local Author Fair/Shawver/LAF_Book_Shawver_Henry_web.jpg	1138