{"product_id":"9781772033373","title":"Heard Amid the Guns","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Carmichael captures the anguish and the wonder of war in flashes of colour, humour, and gems of human detail mined from letters, diaries, interviews, [and] her own family history.\" —\u003ci\u003eHalifax Chronicle Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA rich and varied tapestry of the First World War, highlighting the personal stories of over 150 men and women from across North America who served overseas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter receiving a bundle of worn letters written by her late grandfather George “Black Jack” Vowel during the First World War, journalist Jacqueline Carmichael became fascinated with the daily realities and personal stories of those who had lived through that pivotal and harrowing period in history. Reaching beyond the battlefield descriptions found in most history books, Carmichael presents unforgettable accounts filled with drama, hope, and heartbreak culled from journals and letters of Allied soldiers and nurses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom tales of men “shot at dawn” under charges of desertion or cowardice, to women cross-dressing to get into battle, to a Canadian Member of Parliament whose PTSD-induced death was barely acknowledged by Ottawa for nearly a century, \u003ci\u003eHeard Amid the Guns\u003c\/i\u003e reflects the human face of war. Featuring profiles of people from every Canadian province and many American states, including soldiers of Indigenous, Asian, Indo-Canadian, and African-Canadian and -American backgrounds, this book is a touching tribute illustrated throughout by WWI-era photos, postcards, documents, and the author’s contemporary photos from battlefield sites and monuments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jacqueline Larson Carmichael (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Heritage House |  Paperback \/ softback | With flaps |  2020-11-03","offer_id":44151079993599,"sku":"9781772033373","price":26.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/heardamid.jpg?v=1604590207","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781772033373","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}