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Once Upon a Town; The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen

Once Upon a Town; The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen

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Once Upon a Town; The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen

by Bob Greene

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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ISBN 10
0060081961
ISBN 13
9780060081966
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New York, NY: William Morrow and Co., 2003 William Morrow and Co., New York. 2002. Hardcover. BCE Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; light head and tail bumping. Black boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 264 pp 8vo. North Platte, NE is a small town in the vast midwestern plains but from Christmas Day 1941 to the end of the war, a miracle happened there. The tiny town opened the North Platte Canteen in the RR station and served, food, warmth, and support to the troop trains passing through to the West Coast, almost 6 million of them by war's end. A story of a grateful country honoring its brave and dedicated sons. A clean very presentable copy

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Bookseller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
008799
Title
Once Upon a Town; The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen
Author
Bob Greene
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Book Club Edition
ISBN 10
0060081961
ISBN 13
9780060081966
Publisher
William Morrow and Co.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
2003
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords
NORTH PLATTE CANTEEN, PLATTE, NE, TROOP TRAINS, WORLD WAR II, DINERS AND CANTEENS ON THE RAILROAD, RED CROSS CANTEENS, soldiers, sailors, troop transports, military romances,
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About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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