num_pages: 33
description: Days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt met at the White House. It was Christmas Eve 1941. As war raged throughout the world the two leaders delivered a powerful message that still resonates today. Bestselling author and historian David McCullough relates a compelling story about the spirit of Christmas and the power of light in difficult dangerous times. Beautifully designed with historic photographs that transport readers to the early days of World War II Includes a DVD of David McCullough s presentation of this story at the Mormon Tabernacle Choir s 2009 Christmas concert to be featured nationally on PBS
language: English
title: In the Dark Streets Shineth: A 1941 Christmas Eve Story
publisher: Shadow Mountain