Miss Morgan's Book Brigade: A Novel

Miss Morgan's Book Brigade: A NovelDescription By Janet Skeslien Charles Paperback From the New York Times bestselling author Janet Skeslien Charles and based on the true story of Jessie Carsonthe American librarian who changed the literary landscape of Francethis is a moving tale of sacrifice, heroism, and inspired storytelling immersed in the power of books to change our lives (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author). 1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes

the United States sent nearly two million troops overseas

a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars and the world

poison gas-soaked hillside in France

along with almost forgotten figures like Harold Begbie

Andrea Hetherington

his local comic strip Cowtown is a KC favorite

Offering a detailed account of how American artillery crews trained

The ships couldn't enter to bring them home

litigation coaxed out the truth

mature reality

and more than thirty other American women who worked as war reporters

laying the groundwork for the ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world