Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys: An American Woman in World War II - Hardcover

Madison, James H

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253350476 ISBN 13: 9780253350473

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Elizabeth Richardson was a Red Cross volunteer who worked as a Clubmobile hostess during World War II. Handing out free doughnuts, coffee, cigarettes, and gum to American soldiers in England and France, she and her colleagues provided a touch of home—American girls with whom the boys could talk, flirt, dance, and perhaps find companionship. Usually the job was not hazardous—except when V-1 and V-2 rockets rained down on London—but it required both physical endurance and the skills of a trained counselor. Liz Richardson is a witty writer and astute observer. Her letters and diaries reveal an intelligent, independent, and personable woman with a voice that rings true. With commentary by historian James H. Madison, this book is an exceptional window into a past that is all too quickly fading from memory.

About this title

Book Description

Author James Madison is the regional winner of the 2013 Indiana Authors Award.

From the Publisher

"Excellent. Historian James H. Madison has done a marvelous job of detective work in putting together Richardson's story. A major strength of this work is the careful way that Madison has placed the letters and diary of Richardson within their larger historical context. What emerges from all of his effort is a remarkable book." --Judy Barrett Litoff, author of We're in This War, Too: Letters from American Women in Uniform

Edition details

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0253350476
• ISBN 13: 9780253350473
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300