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Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen by Greene, Bob

by Greene, Bob | HC | VeryGood
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Condition
Very Good
A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ...
Binding
Hardcover
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0060081961
Book Title
Once Upon a Town : the Miracle of the North Platte Canteen
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
7.1 in
Publication Year
2002
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1 in
Author
Bob Greene
Genre
Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, United States / 19th Century, Railroads / History, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Military
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Width
5 in
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060081961
ISBN-13
9780060081966
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2246373

Product Key Features

Book Title
Once Upon a Town : the Miracle of the North Platte Canteen
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, United States / 19th Century, Railroads / History, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Military
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Bob Greene
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
7.1 in
Item Width
5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-728283
Reviews
Greene reflects on his travels in the region, chronicling its citizens using the intimate style of his syndicated column., A lively, affectionate look at small town America .this.meaningful account of life on the homefront deserves the widest audience., This pleasantly modest and meaningful account of life on the homefront deserves the widest audience.
Dewey Edition
21
CLASSIFICATION_METADATA
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Dewey Decimal
940.53/78282
Synopsis
In search of "the best America there ever was," bestselling author and syndicated columnist Bob Greene finds it in a small Nebraska town few people pass through today -- a town where Greene discovers the echoes of the most touching love story imaginable: a love story between a country and its sons. North Platte, Nebraska, is as isolated as a small town can be, a solitary outpost in the vast midwestern plains, hours from the state's urban centers of Omaha and Lincoln. But from Christmas Day 1941 to the end of World War II, a miracle happened there. During the war, American soldiers from every city and walk of life rolled through North Platte on troop trains, en route 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 -- a place where soldiers could enjoy coffee, music, home-cooked food, magazines, and convivial, friendly conversation during a stopover that lasted only a few minutes. It was a haven for a never-ending stream of weary, homesick military personnel that provided them with the encouragement they needed to help them through the difficult times ahead. Every day of the year, every day of the war, the Canteen -- staffed and funded entirely by local volunteers -- was open from 5 A.M. until the last troop train of the day pulled away after midnight. Astonishingly, this remote plains community of only twelve thousand 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 GIs who once passed through, Bob Greene unearths and reveals a classic, lost-in-the-mists-of-time American story of a grateful country honoring its brave and dedicated sons.
LC Classification Number
D769.85.N2N248 2002
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2002

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