Audio book chapter 14: Ellis Island Violin

We crossed the angry North Atlantic in March, 1952, on the USS General Ballou. Our worldly possessions were in five small wooden crates, two suitcases, and Dad had his beloved violin. This audio clip tells of an amusing event at Ellis Island involving the violin and a suspicious customs agent.

Excerpt from the audio book version of Why Can’t Somebody Just Die Around Here, narrated by the author Gerhard Maroscher.

More information about the audio version of the book can be found here.

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