| Who We Were: True Stories from the Veterans Living at the Armed Forces Retirement Home Contributor(s): Residents of the Afrh (Author) |
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ISBN: 1432780786 ISBN-13: 9781432780784 Publisher: Outskirts Press OUR PRICE: $21.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (0.39 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These men and women profiled in this book are truly unsung heroes. When Toni's father, who lived at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in the District of Columbia, told her that he drove "ducks" in WWII and also was a part of the Red Ball Express it caused her to research what he, a 90 year old man, was talking about. This journey into our mostly unrecorded or at least uncelebrated history was all that was needed to fuel her appetite for more. The stories told in this book are the little known perceptions and warm memories of residents of the AFRH and their friends. Toni and The Double Nickels Theatre Company, which she founded, have recorded, written, collected and staged these and other stories collected from the residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. |