A bell for Adano
By: by Paul Osborn, a dramatization of the novel by John Hersey.
Contributors: Hersey, John, 1914-
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: A.A. Knopf
Published: 1945
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama
Description: An Italian-American major, part of American occupation forces in Sicily during World War II, tries to reform the town in his charge by being decent to people. His efforts are epitomized by his efforts to replace the 700-year-old bell melted down for bullets by the fascists.