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005			20200910122249.0
008			191125t20202020nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 2019051664
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019			_a1178997942 _a1179870854
020			_a9780525507826 _q(hardback)
020			_a0525507825 _q(hardback)
020			_a9780143135425 _q(paperback)
020			_a0143135422 _q(paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)1133664352 _z(OCoLC)1178997942 _z(OCoLC)1179870854
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092			_aROONEY, _bKATHLEEN
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aRooney, Kathleen, _d1980- _eauthor. _978181
245	1	0	_aCher Ami and Major Whittlesey / _cKathleen Rooney.
263			_a2008
264		1	_a[New York] : _bPenguin Books, _c[2020]
264		4	_c©2020
300			_a324 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"From the green countryside of England and the gray canyons of Wall Street come two unlikely heroes: one a pigeon and the other a soldier. Answering the call to serve in the war to end all wars, neither Cher Ami, the messenger bird, nor Charles Whittlesey, the Army officer, can anticipate how their lives will briefly intersect in a chaotic battle in the forests of France, where their wills will be tested, their fates will be shaped, and their lives will emerge forever altered. A saga of hope and duty, love and endurance, as well as the claustrophobia of fame, Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey is a tragic yet life-affirming war story that the world has never heard. Inspired by true events of World War I, Kathleen Rooney resurrects two long-forgotten yet unforgettable figures, recounting their tale in a pair of voices that will change the way that readers look at animals, freedom, and even history itself"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_aAnswering the call to serve in the war to end all wars, neither Cher Ami, a messenger bird, nor Charles Whittlesey, an Army officer, can anticipate how their lives will briefly intersect in a chaotic battle in the forests of France. Trapped behind enemy lines during the last offensive in the Argonne Forest, Major Charles Whittlesey and his Lost Battalion enemy lines suffered friendly fire. Their only source of communication with the rear lines: a homing pigeon, Cher Ami. Flying through enemy fire to alert the US Army to the location of the Lost Battalion, Cher Ami suffered grievous wounds. This novel is based on true events. -- adapted from jacket and Historical Note at end of text.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 320-321).
600	1	0	_aWhittlesey, Charles White, _d1884-1921 _vFiction.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1914-1918 _xCampaigns _zMeuse River Valley _vFiction.
650		0	_aCher Ami (Pigeon) _vFiction.
650		0	_aHoming pigeons _xWar use _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1914-1918 _xCommunications. _9330921
655		7	_aHistorical fiction. _2lcgft _9683
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c315996 _d315996