Dearest Mama: The Lost Letters of a Fallen Soldier and the Stories of Those He Left Behind

by William S. Walker

A cache of letters leads to a journey of discovery that reveals the long and lasting consequences of war

William S. Walker never knew his uncle, Fletcher "Bud" Blanton. Blanton had been killed fighting in Europe during World War II before Walker was born. Walker had heard stories about Bud, but for most of his life his uncle had existed only as a faded memory. That path changed when Walker opened a dusty cabinet forgotten in his garage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643365029
• ISBN13: 9781643365022
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"