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"Miss U"
by Margaret Utinsky
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
San Antonio, TX: The Naylor Company, 1948 The Naylor Company, San Antonio, TX. 1948. Hardcover. First Edition (NAP). Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O address label on the half title page and the front pastedown. Book Condition: Good +; light wear to head, tail, and tips; light bumping to head, tail, and tips; slight mottling to front board. No DJ. Brown cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine and front board. Maps as endpapers. 172 pp 8vo. This is the story of the heroism of Margaret Utinsky, who in 1942-45, against unbelievable and fantastic odds, for three years led an underground organization in the Philippines in a relentless and telling effort to aid American prisoners of war held by the Japanese. She posed as a Lithuanian nurse in the Philippines and led an underground movement to smuggle medication, food, and other supplies to American POWs. She was imprisoned and tortured, but after being released, resumed her activities. She was recognized in 1946 with the Medal of Freedom by President Truman for her actions. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015754
- Title
- "Miss U"
- Author
- Margaret Utinsky
- Illustrator
- G.G. Estill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Naylor Company
- Place of Publication
- San Antonio, TX
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- World War II, Philippines, Japanese Army, Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Filipino Guerrillas, Nurse, Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, Death March, Bataan Death March, Bataan, Corregidor,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tail
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