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Dear Helen: Wartime Letters from a Londoner to Her American Pen Pal
Helen Bradley Betty Swallow
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Description for Dear Helen: Wartime Letters from a Londoner to Her American Pen Pal
Hardcover. Depicts World War II - from its buildup to its aftermath - from the perspective of an average London citizen. This work features accounts of the Blitz and wartime deprivations, then of the postwar austerity programs, in passages that interweave daily terror with talk about theater, clothes, and family outings. Editor(s): Jones, Russell M.; Swanson, John H. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
In 1937, Betty Swallow was a young London secretary enjoying the social whirl of the world's most sophisticated metropolis. She came to know fellow movie buff Helen Bradley of Kansas City through a movie magazine, and their initially lighthearted correspondence about film stars came to encompass a world war - and reflect Betty's unique view of it. Today there are countless descriptions of wartime Britain from historians and journalists; ""Dear Helen"" depicts World War II - from its buildup to its aftermath - from the perspective of an average London citizen, with details of daily life that few other documents ... Read more
In 1937, Betty Swallow was a young London secretary enjoying the social whirl of the world's most sophisticated metropolis. She came to know fellow movie buff Helen Bradley of Kansas City through a movie magazine, and their initially lighthearted correspondence about film stars came to encompass a world war - and reflect Betty's unique view of it. Today there are countless descriptions of wartime Britain from historians and journalists; ""Dear Helen"" depicts World War II - from its buildup to its aftermath - from the perspective of an average London citizen, with details of daily life that few other documents ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826218506
SKU
V9780826218506
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About Helen Bradley Betty Swallow
Russell M. Jones is Emeritus Professor of History at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. John H. Swanson is President of Swanson Communications, Inc. He lives in Sea Cliff, New York.
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