Nicholas gage autobiography

American author and journalist (born )

For the actor, see Nicolas Cage.

For the professional wrestler, see Nick Gage.

Nicholas Gage (born Nikolaos Gatzoyiannis; Greek: Νικόλαος Γκατζογιάννης; July 23, ) is a Greek-born American author and investigative journalist.

Early life

Nicholas Gage (original name, Nikos Gatzoyiannis) was born in in Lia, a village in Thesprotia, northwestern Greece. Gage spent his early years with his mother, Eleni, and four older sisters. His father, Christos, had left to find work in the United States.

Nicholas gage autobiography

After World War II, Eleni and her children found themselves caught in the Greek Civil War between the communists and the Royalists. In , Communist fighters gained control of Lia. When the communists began to retreat in the spring of , they took some children with them.

Fearing that her children would be sent to communist countries, Eleni made arrangements for her family to flee. Gage and three of his sisters escaped, but his mother