The Liberators of Willow Run
(2016)

Fiction

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Bywater Books, 2016
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1 online resource (280 pages)

ISBN/ISSN
9781612940809 MWT18155503, 1612940803 18155503
LANGUAGE
English
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1943.America is the Arsenal of Democracy.Ships. Tanks. Airplanes. Munitions. With nine million men away fighting in Europe and the south Pacific, it's up to America's women to produce the tools of warand victory rests on the wings of America's Liberator, the B-24 bomber.Audrey throws herself into the war effort. Hard work and long hours are just what she needs to keep the past at bay. Nona joins Audrey's crew at the Willow Run Bomber Plant outside Detroit. She's left her home in Kentucky to do her bit, and buys all the war bonds she can affordshe has a plan for her life. Ruth seizes the opportunity to create a new life for herselfa life her mother would not recognize.Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world, these women capture the spirit of the times through their determination, ingenuity, and enduring courage

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