Here on the Edge: How a Small Group of World War II Conscientious Objectors Took Art and Peace from the Margins to the Mainstream Tapa blanda - 2013

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Oregon State University Press, 2013. Trade Paperback. 326 pages. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Inscribed by the author to the previous owner. Here on the Edge answers the growing interest in a long-neglected element of World War II history: the role of pacifism in what is often called "The Good War." Steve McQuiddy shares the fascinating story of one conscientious objector camp located on the rain-soaked Oregon Coast, Civilian Public Service (CPS) Camp #56. As home to the Fine Arts Group at Waldport, the camp became a center of activity where artists and writers from across the country focused their work not so much on the current war, but on what kind of society might be possible when the shooting finally stopped. They worked six days a week--planting trees, crushing rock, building roads, and fighting forest fires--in exchange for only room and board. At night, they published books under the imprint of the Untide Press. They produced plays, art, and music--all during their limited… Leer más

Corvallis, Oregon : Oregon State University Press, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Inscribed by the author on the title page "For Tom / Thanks for your interest / in the Waldport story / Steve McQuiddy". How a small group of World War II conscientious objectors took art and peace from the margins to the mainstream. CPS Camp in Waldport, Oregon and the Fine Arts Group they formed while there during the War. Illustrated with photographs, 326 pages.

Story of a group of WW@2 conscientious objectors confined to a labor camp. Working during the day, making art and music at night they became the local Fine Arts Group. Near fine condition.
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Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2013. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff color pictorial wrappers. viii, 326pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine. Superb, tight first edition.

Paperback / softback. New. Here on the Edge answers the growing interest in a long-neglected element of World War II history: the role of pacifism in what is often called "The Good War." Steve McQuiddy shares the fascinating story of one conscientious objector camp located on the rain-soaked Oregon Coast, Civilian Public Service (CPS) Camp #56. As home to the Fine Arts Group at Waldport, the camp became a centre of activity where artists and writers from across the country focused their work not so much on the current war, but on what kind of society might be possible when the shooting finally stopped. They worked six days a week-planting trees, crushing rock, building roads, and fighting forest fires-in exchange for only room and board. At night, they published books under the imprint of the Untide Press. They produced plays, art, and music-all during their limited non-work hours, with little money and few resources. This influential group included poet William Everson, later… Leer más

Oregon State Univ Pr, 2013. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 336 pages. 10.00x7.25x1.00 inches.

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