Dearest Mama (Paperback)

William S. Walker

ISBN 10: 1643365029 / ISBN 13: 9781643365022

Editore: University of South Carolina Press, South Carolina, 2024

Paperback. A cache of letters leads to a journey of discovery that reveals the long and lasting consequences of war William Walker never knew his uncle, Fletcher "Bud" Blanton. Blanton had been killed fighting in Europe during World War II before Walker was born. Walker had heard stories about Bud, but for most of his life his uncle had existed only as a faded memory. That path changed when Walker opened a dusty cabinet forgotten in his garage attic and found a paper sack and a note in his father's handwriting that read, "Go through before you throw away." The bag was filled with family photos, correspondence, and a collection of letters and postcards that his uncle Bud had written to his family during his time on the frontline as a US Army infantryman in Europe. The first letter he pulled from the bag opened with the line, "Dearest Mama." Walker's Dearest Mama is Bud Blanton's story, but more than that it is a deeply personal family chronicle that resonates for those left behind when service members do not return home from combat. A cache of letters leads to a journey of discovery that reveals the long and lasting consequences of war. William Walkers Dearest Mama is his uncle Bud Blantons story, but more than that it is a deeply personal family chronicle that resonates for those left behind when service members do not return home from combat. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781643365022

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A cache of letters leads to a journey of discovery that reveals the long and lasting consequences of war

William S. Walker never knew his uncle, Fletcher "Bud" Blanton. Blanton had been killed fighting in Europe during World War II before Walker was born. Walker had heard stories about Bud, but for most of his life his uncle had existed only as a faded memory. That path changed when Walker opened a dusty cabinet forgotten in his garage attic and found a paper sack and a note in his father's handwriting that read, "Go through before you throw away." The bag was filled with family photos, correspondence, and a collection of letters and postcards that his uncle Bud had written to his family during his time on the frontline as a US Army infantryman in Europe. The first letter he pulled from the bag opened with the line, "Dearest Mama." Walker's Dearest Mama is Bud Blanton's story. More than that it is a deeply personal family chronicle that resonates for all those left behind when servicemembers do not return home from combat.

Informazioni sull'autore:

William Walker is a South Carolina–born writer and former soldier who worked as a reporter and editor for more than four decades.

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Titolo: Dearest Mama (Paperback)
Casa editrice: University of South Carolina Press, South Carolina
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new