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A bell for Adano / [by] John Hersey.
- Title
- A bell for Adano / [by] John Hersey.
- Author
- Hersey, John, 1914-1993
- Publication
- New York : A. A. Knopf, 1944.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | ALA 2841.17 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Herman Finkelstein Collection (Library of Congress)
- Description
- vii, 269, [1] p.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- An Italian-American major, part of American occupation forces in Sicily during World War II, tries to reform the town in his charge by being decent to people. His efforts are epitomized by his efforts to replace the 700-year-old bell melted down for bullets by the fascists.
- Subject
- World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction
- Genre/Form
- War stories
- Fiction
- Note
- "First edition."
- LCCN
- ^^^44000164^//r934
- OCLC
- 284933
- SCSB-11675667
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library