Once Upon a Town
Subtitle: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Published: May 6, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780060081973
Subjects: U.S. History - Post World War II Period; Volunteer Work; Recreation; United States Local History; World War, 1939-1945; History; History - Military / War; History: American; United States - 20th Century; Soldiers; Military - World War II; History / Military / World War II; War work; Nebraska; North Platte
First sentence: "On Interstate 80, three or four hours into the long westward drive across Nebraska, with the sun hovering mercilessly in the midsummer sky on a cloudless and broiling July afternoon, there were moments when I thought there was no way I'd ever find what I h"