Wolf's Mouth |
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| Author:
| Smolens, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61186-197-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | Michigan State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1944 Italian officer Captain Francesco Verdi is captured by Allied forces in North Africa and shipped to a POW camp in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. When he escapes, Verdi creates a new American identity, but he is unable to shed his connection to the past. In Wolf's Mouth, the recollections of Francesco Verdi/Frank Green give voice to the hopes, fears, and hard choices of a survivor as he strives to escape the ghosts of history.
In 1944 Italian officer Captain Francesco Verdi is captured by Allied forces in North Africa and shipped to a POW camp in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. When he escapes, Verdi creates a new American identity, but he is unable to shed his connection to the past. In Wolf's Mouth, the recollections of Francesco Verdi/Frank Green give voice to the hopes, fears, and hard choices of a survivor as he strives to escape the ghosts of history.