Letters from a Sailor America at War 1917-1918 |
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| Author:
| Lee, Daniel Sheldon |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-6638-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $100.00 |
Book Description:
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Letters from a Sailor, based on 85 letters written by Conrad Lyman Ostroot, a sailor in the U.S. Navy during World War I, paints a vivid portrait of wartime America in 1917 and1918. The letters recount Conrad's experiences from boot camp at the U.S. Naval Training Station to the day he ships out on aboard the HMT Caronia to "have a chance at Fritz".
Letters from a Sailor, based on 85 letters written by Conrad Lyman Ostroot, a sailor in the U.S. Navy during World War I, paints a vivid portrait of wartime America in 1917 and1918. The letters recount Conrad's experiences from boot camp at the U.S. Naval Training Station to the day he ships out on aboard the HMT Caronia to "have a chance at Fritz".