Once Upon A Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen
by Bob Greene
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 9780060812
- ISBN 13
- 9789780060817
- Seller
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Mulvane, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
During World War II, American soldiers from every city and walk of life rolled through North Platte, Nebraska, on troop trains enroute to their ultimate destinations in Europe and the Pacific. The tiny town, wanting to offer the servicemen warmth and support, transformed its modest railroad depot into the North Platte Canteen. Every day of the year, every day of the war, the Canteen—staffed and funded entirely by local volunteers—was open from five a.m. until the last troop train of the day pulled away after midnight. Astonishingly, this remote plains community of only 12,000 people provided welcoming words, friendship, and baskets of food and treats to more than six million GIs by the time the war ended. In this poignant and heartwarming eyewitness history, based on interviews with North Platte residents and the soldiers who once passed through, Bob Greene tells a classic, lost-in-the-mists-of-time American story of a grateful country honoring its brave and dedicated sons. Insurance & handling is included free. Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will advise Written 2.15.23AK #7184-2.1823 Img.8623
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- Eve's Reads (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7184-2.1823
- Title
- Once Upon A Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen
- Author
- Bob Greene
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback,
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Perennial Ed., 1st Prt'g.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 9780060812
- ISBN 13
- 9789780060817
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 264
- Keywords
- Regional History
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