Pride of America, We're With You

Pride of America, We're With You: The Letters of Grace Anderson U.S. Army Nurse Corps, World War I (American Voices Series) [Paperback]

Author: Shari Lynn Wigle | Language: English | ISBN: 1596637722 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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Pride of America, We're With You: The Letters of Grace Anderson U.S. Army Nurse Corps, World War I
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All of our strength we'll gladly give you ... In their unit song, Grace Anderson and the Base Hospital No. 115 nurses promised the soldiers: "Pride of America, we're with you, all of our strength we'll gladly give you ." More than ten thousand World War I army nurses volunteered for a perilous overseas venture. They aided the troops in the fight for democracy before American women had the right to vote. Grace, a nurse anesthetist, helped save lives in the operating rooms and hospital wards. She healed "our boys" and her own heartaches-a life-changing romance and the tragic loss of a loved one. Her 1917-1925 letters follow her from Camp Pike training to France, occupied Germany, and her return home. The narrative interweaves her correspondence with World War I history and her personal life, including her secret relationship with an army surgeon. The true story focuses on the human side of the Great War and recounts Grace's challenges in the postwar years. About the Author During a home remodeling project, Dana and Lynn Swan found the World War I letters of his grandmother, Grace Anderson, a U.S. Army nurse. The serendipitous event led Shari Lynn Wigle on a journey back to the Great War and offered her a new adventure in research and writing. About the Author: Shari Wigle has had many articles published in magazines and newspapers. Her career also includes newspaper reporting, film production, and corporate publiclations/publications. A graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana and the University of California, Los Angeles, she lives in Westlake Village, California. Pride of America, We're With You is the author's first book.

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• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Seaboard Press; 1 edition (October 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596637722
• ISBN-13: 978-1596637726
• Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #880,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

This book had me looking through my attics for old letters. In the book war stories are recounted through a nurse's letters home. I found "Pride of America" by Shari Wigle, an interesting unknown glimpse into history. The book is a nice simple read about war from a woman's prospective as Grace the heroine finds herself in the middle of World War I. This is a story of life, history and love.

By Pat

Shari Lynn Wigle's rigorously researched book puts us on the front lines of a largely forgotten time, through the eyes of an unforgettable woman. "Pride of America, We're With You" has something for everyone:

1. It's a history lesson about what it was truly like during "The Great War" (a.k.a. World War One) when nurses played a role as important as any soldier.

2. It's a true tale of strength and patriotism when women were asked to drop everything and serve their country, even though they weren't even allowed to vote.

3. It's an extremely human narrative about love lost and love found as America goes through incredible change.

Despite the passing of decades, many of us should be able to personally relate to various passages in this wonderful book. In my case, it took me back to stories my grandfather told about the 1918 flu pandemic (the "Spanish influenza"). It affected about a third of the world's population and took as many as one hundred million lives, nearly half of them previously healthy young adults. Thankfully my grandfather survived (or I wouldn't be here to write this!) thanks to nurses like Grace Anderson, the star of this story.

I don't endorse many things but I can't recommend "Pride of America" highly enough. Hopefully, there is more to come from this talented author!

By Ken D.

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