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100 1 $aGreene, Bob.
245 10 $aOnce upon a town :$bthe miracle of the North Platte Canteen /$cBob Greene.
260 $aNew York :$bW. Morrow,$c[2002], ©2002.
300 $a264 pages ;$c19 cm
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520 1 $a"North Platte, Nebraska, is as isolated as a small town can be, a solitary outpost in the vast midwestern plains, hours from the state's urban centers of Omaha and Lincoln. But from Christmas Day 1941 to the end of World War II, a miracle happened there.".
520 8 $a"During the war, American soldiers from every city and walk of life rolled through North Platte on troop trains, en route to their ultimate destinations in Europe and the Pacific. The tiny town, wanting to offer the servicemen warmth and support, transformed its modest railroad depot into the North Platte Canteen - a place where soldiers could enjoy coffee, music, home-cooked food, magazines, and convivial, friendly conversation during a stopover that lasted only a few minutes.
520 8 $aIt was a haven for a never-ending stream of weary, homesick military personnel that provided them with the encouragement they needed to help them through the difficult times ahead.".
520 8 $a"Every day of the year, every day of the war, the Canteen - staffed and funded entirely by local volunteers - was open from 5 A.M. until the last troop train of the day pulled away after midnight. Astonishingly, this remote plains community of only twelve thousand people provided welcoming words, friendship, and baskets of food and treats to more than six million GIs by the time the war ended.".
520 8 $a"In this history, based on interviews with North Platte residents and the GIs who once passed through, Bob Greene unearths and reveals a classic, lost-in-the-mists-of-time American story of a grateful country honoring its brave and dedicated sons."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xWar work$zNebraska$zNorth Platte.
650 0 $aSoldiers$xRecreation$zNebraska$zNorth Platte.
651 0 $aNorth Platte (Neb.)$xHistory.
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