My Grandfather’s Knife: Hidden Stories from the Second World War 1st Edition Joseph Pearson

My Grandfather’s Knife: Hidden Stories from the Second World War 1st Edition Joseph Pearson – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s):1443465925, 978-1443465922

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1443465925
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1443465922
• Author: Joseph Pearson

A knife, a diary, a recipe book, a stringed instrument and a cotton pouch. Each belonged to an individual who was in their twenties during the Second World War: a fresh-faced prairie boy, a melancholic youth, a capable cook, a musician wounded at the front and a survivor.

Over a cup of tea, try asking your friends which object they’d choose to represent their lives. The enthusiasm of their responses will give you an indication of how well objects anchor sprawling personal histories. Joseph Pearson, a Canadian historian and author, talked to elderly family members, friends, colleagues and acquaintances—people drawn from everyday life—and asked them the same question: Is there an object that tells your wartime story? In many cases, he asked the question in reverse: Could the wartime story of a deceased person be revealed through an object they once owned?

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