Arthur asked Ella Burakowski:

How much research did you do in archives? What languages do you know? Thanks for your time!

Ella Burakowski Arthur, I did a ton of research. I spoke to historians, my sister went back to the barn with my uncle David, who is the only survivor alive today from my family. I listened to hours and hours of tapes, interviews and watch and read everything I could get my hands on. I wrote to the International Tracing Service to get information from them as well.
Writing Hidden Gold as narrative non-fiction I also had to verify all the historical facts with my uncles account and make sure it all matched. I had to research the era, the customs, climate, religions at the time, etc. I had to make sure every detail was authenticated and accurate, while at the same time creating an intriguing and a complelling read.

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