Feminine Face of Courage

“Pure Grit: How American WWII Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific” is the true story of 79 army and navy nurses captured by the Japanese as prisoners of war in the Philippines shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Mary Cronk Farrell is a former award-winning journalist and author of fiction and nonfiction books for children. She writes with passion about little-known people of history who face great adversity with courage. Join her for this fascinating presentation at the Deming Library.