International standard book number
9780525507826 (hardcover)
International standard book number
9780143135425 (softcover)
International standard book number
9780525507093 (ebook)
Shelfmark
Nf.1a.34
Author
Title
Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey / Kathleen Rooney.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[New York] : Penguin Books, 2020.
Physical description
[12], 324 p. ; 22 cm.
Note
Publisher's case binding with pictorial dust-jacket.
Summary, etc.
Summary: "From the green countryside of England and the gray canyons of Wall Street come two unlikely heroes: one a pigeon and the other a soldier. Answering the call to serve in the war to end all wars, neither Cher Ami, the messenger bird, nor Charles Whittlesey, the Army officer, can anticipate how their lives will briefly intersect in a chaotic battle in the forests of France, where their wills will be tested, their fates will be shaped, and their lives will emerge forever altered. A saga of hope and duty, love and endurance, as well as the claustrophobia of fame, Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey is a tragic yet life-affirming war story that the world has never heard. Inspired by true events of World War I, Kathleen Rooney resurrects two long-forgotten yet unforgettable figures, recounting their tale in a pair of voices that will change the way that readers look at animals, freedom, and even history itself"-- Provided by publisher.
Provenance
Inscribed by the author to Eton College, 7 April 2023.
Subject
World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Meuse River Valley Fiction.
Subject
Cher Ami (Pigeon) Fiction.
Subject
Pigeons.
Added entry--name
Penguin publisher.
Added entry--place
United States New York.
Identifier
B51503