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A semi-autobiographical novel of two boys growing up in the Greek Community of San Francisco in the 1940s. They obtain fake birth certificates to join the US army to escape the repressive atmosphere of Greektown and the tension between being Greek and American. As underage soldiers they end up in the first disastrous battles of the Korean War.
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And my mother's bitter tears, Thora Hird
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- 2023
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- Title
- And my mother's bitter tears
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Thora Hird
- Publisher
- Colenso Books
- Publisher
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1912788209
- ISBN13
- 9781912788200
- Category
- Social sciences, History
- Description
- A semi-autobiographical novel of two boys growing up in the Greek Community of San Francisco in the 1940s. They obtain fake birth certificates to join the US army to escape the repressive atmosphere of Greektown and the tension between being Greek and American. As underage soldiers they end up in the first disastrous battles of the Korean War.