Bibliograph

First lady of World War II, Eleanor Roosevelt's daring journey to the frontlines and back, Shannon McKenna Schmidt

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First lady of World War II, Eleanor Roosevelt's daring journey to the frontlines and back, Shannon McKenna Schmidt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

First lady of World War II

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1336888831

Responsibility statement

Shannon McKenna Schmidt

Sub title

Eleanor Roosevelt's daring journey to the frontlines and back

Summary

"On August 27, 1943, news broke in the United States that First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was on the other side of the world. A closely guarded secret, she had left San Francisco aboard a military transport plane headed for the South Pacific to support and report the troops on WW2's front lines. Meanwhile, for those ten days, Americans had believed she was secluded at home. As Allied forces battled the Japanese for control of the region, Eleanor was THERE, spending five weeks traveling to islands in the area, as well as Hawaii, New Zealand, and Australia, on a mission as First Lady of the United States to experience what our servicemen were experiencing... and report back home"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

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First lady of World War TwoFirst lady of World War 2Eleanor Roosevelt's daring journey to the frontlines and back

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