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Author
Publisher
Harper Muse
Language
English
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"Based on real history and alternating between three perspectives, When We Had Wings tells an amazingly moving story of heroic service, perseverance in the darkest of days, and the hope of the human spirit"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publication Date
2002
Language
English
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “The greatest World War II story never told” (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March—from the author of Blood and Thunder.
On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing...
On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing...
Author
Publisher
Coffee House Press
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (355 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
When Vince returns to his birthplace in the Philippines after thirteen years in the U.S., he encounters a strange mix of characters. As he struggles with his childhood memories and his troubled family history, he discovers a complex colonial and cultural history and faces questions about his personal and national identity. Includes black-and-white photos.
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Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Gina Apostol's debut novel, available for the first time in the US, tells of a young woman caught between a lifelong desire to escape into books and a real-world revolution. It is the mid-eighties, two decades into the kleptocratic, brutal rule of Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine economy is in deep recession, and civil unrest is growing by the day. But Primi Peregrino has her own priorities: tracking down books and pursuing romantic connections with...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Language
English
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"Maria and her beloved lolo -- her grandfather -- spend their days drawing together, eating ice cream from Mang Basilio's ice cream cart and watching the maya birds outside their home in the Philippines. Until one day, Lolo stops feeling well and his drawing desk is left empty. Over time, he starts to forget names, words and even forget people entirely. Maria worries -- will her lolo forget about her? How can she reconnect with Lolo when he's unable...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations, color map.
Language
English
Description
Explains how Christmas is celebrated in the Philippines and outlines the means by which its people honor this holiday. Includes color photographs.
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Language
English
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Pete Banning was Clanton's favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning in 1946. he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his...