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From Stray Dog to World War I Hero
Grant Hayter-Menzies
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Description for From Stray Dog to World War I Hero
Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
On the streets of Paris one day in July 1918, an American doughboy, Sgt. Jimmy Donovan, befriended a stray dog that he named Rags. No longer an unwanted street mutt, Rags became the mascot to the entire First Division of the American Expeditionary Force and a friend to the American troops who had crossed the Atlantic to fight. Rags was more than a scruffy face and a wagging tail, however. The little terrier mix was with the division at the crucial battle of Soissons, at the Saint-Mihiel offensive, and finally in the blood-and-mud bath of the Meuse-Argonne, during which he and ... Read more
On the streets of Paris one day in July 1918, an American doughboy, Sgt. Jimmy Donovan, befriended a stray dog that he named Rags. No longer an unwanted street mutt, Rags became the mascot to the entire First Division of the American Expeditionary Force and a friend to the American troops who had crossed the Atlantic to fight. Rags was more than a scruffy face and a wagging tail, however. The little terrier mix was with the division at the crucial battle of Soissons, at the Saint-Mihiel offensive, and finally in the blood-and-mud bath of the Meuse-Argonne, during which he and ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781612347219
SKU
V9781612347219
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Grant Hayter-Menzies
Grant Hayter-Menzies is the author of several books, including The Empress and Mrs. Conger: The Uncommon Friendship of Two Women and Two Worlds; Lillian Carter: A Compassionate Life; and Shadow Woman: The Extraordinary Career of Pauline Benton. Pen Farthing was named the 2014 CNN Hero of the Year and is the founder and chairman of Nowzad Dogs. Maj. Gen. Paul E. Funk ... Read more
Reviews for From Stray Dog to World War I Hero
"Carefully researched and movingly written."—Kate Kelly, America Comes Alive "I recommend this book for any animal lover."—Jess Creason, Read This! Book Reviews! "A great read."—Don Messerschmidt, Portland Book Review "From Stray dog to World War I Hero is a delightful biography of one of America’s most famous, though forgotten, animal heroes."—VPI in World War I “A vivid, riveting, true tale ... Read more