Boxcar Diplomacy: Two Trains that Crossed an Ocean

by Jane Sweetland

Book Overview

Boxcar Diplomacy is a true story about an event in 1947, when American families, town by town loaded a train full of food and sent it to Europe, which was struggling to recover from the devastation of WWII. This "Friendship Train," inspired by the nationally syndicated muckraking, peace loving, Quaker columnist, Drew Pearson, enjoyed a Hollywood sendoff on November 7, 1947. Klieg lights striped the night sky, dignitaries spoke, John Wayne, Elizabeth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C12DRG8N
• ISBN13: 9798218179656
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Jane Sweetland
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"