Saipan: The War Diary of John Ciardi Tapa dura - 1988

University of Arkansas Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University of Arkansas Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 1988. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is 5 inches by 9 inches. xxiv, 131, [5] pages. Frontis illustration. Includes List of Illustrations; Illustrations. Introduction by Edward M. Cifelli; Foreword by Robert M. "Mac" Cordray; The Diary; The Poems; Appendices; People and Nicknames; Acronyms and Initials; Places; and Things, etc. Also includes black and white illustrations of John Ciardi as an Aviation Cadet; Typical quarters area for non-air crew members; View of bombardier's position in B29; John Ciardi receiving Air Medal from Brigadier General Emmett (Rosie) O'Donnell (Easter 1943); John Ciardi in flight suit; John Ciardi at crap table in Sergeant's Club (Saipan); Checking upper forward turret on "Slick Dick"; Clouds over Japan from Bombardier's position on B-29; American cemetery on Saipan; Saipan natives bathing; View of bombs leaving bomb bay of B-29; Factory in Mitsubishi Japan (put out of commission after… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

The University Of Arkansas Press, 1988. Hardcover. Fine. As new . First Printing . John Ciardi was one of the great American literary figures of the Twenthieth Century and his thought was deeply rooted in his experiences in World War II . After his death in 1986 , this unpublished manuscript , in his handwriting , was found among his papers . It is a diary that he kept during his time in the Pacific from November , 1944 to Mid-March , 1945 . This wonderful publication , arranged by his fellow poet Miller Williams of The University of Arkansas Press , publishes the manuscript without alteration . All spelling and punctuation has been left as found . All parenthetical and bracketed text is Ciardi's . Williams explains " it has seemed inappropriate to attempt to edit away evidence of the pressures under which most of this was written " . The Diary entries were interspersed with poetry . Many of Ciardi's comrades were killed in the War . Ciardi later said " it was luck - and poetry - that saved me " .… Leer más

University of Arkansas Press. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!