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The Leper Spy
The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II
by Ben Montgomery
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2016 by Chicago Review Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-61373-430-8, ISBN: 1-61373-430-1

"The GIs called her Joey. Hundreds owed their lives to the tiny Filipina woman who was one of the top spies for the Allies during World War II, stashing explosives in spare tires, tracking Japanese troop movements, and smuggling maps of fortifications across enemy lines for Gen. Douglas MacArthur. As the Battle of Manila raged, young Josefina Guerrero walked through gunfire to bandage wounds and close the eyes of the dead. Her valor earn ..."






A Shot in the Moonlight
How a Freed Slave and a Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South
by Ben Montgomery
304 Pages, Published 2021 by Little, Brown Spark
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-53556-4, ISBN: 0-316-53556-7

"Drawing on a wealth of never-before-published material, bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Ben Montgomery resurrects this dramatic but largely forgotten story, and the unusual convergence of characters — among them a ..."






A Shot in the Moonlight
How a Freed Slave and a Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South (Hardback)
by Ben Montgomery
Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2021 by Little, Brown & Company, United States
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-53554-0, ISBN: 0-316-53554-0

"Drawing on a wealth of never-before-published material, bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Ben Montgomery resurrects this dramatic but largely forgotten story, and the unusual convergence of characters -- among them a ..."






The Man who Walked Backward
An American Dreamer's Search for Meaning in the Great Depression
by Ben Montgomery
Published 2018
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-51604-4, ISBN: 0-316-51604-X

"From Pulitzer Prize finalist Ben Montgomery, the story of a Texas man who, during the Great Depression, walked around the world'backwards."






The Man Who Walked Backward
An American Dreamer's Search for Meaning in the Great Depression
by Ben Montgomery
304 Pages, Published 2018 by Little, Brown Spark
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-43804-9, ISBN: 0-316-43804-9

"From Pulitzer Prize finalist Ben Montgomery, the story of a Texas man who, during the Great Depression, walked around the world -- backwards."






The Man Who Walked Backward
An American Dreamer's Search for Meaning in the Great Depression (CD-Audio)
by Ben Montgomery
Published 2018 by Hachette Books, United States
ISBN-13: 978-1-5491-4595-7, ISBN: 1-5491-4595-9






Leper Spy
The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II
by Ben Montgomery
288 Pages, Published 2016 by Chicago Review Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-61373-433-9, ISBN: 1-61373-433-6

"... offered advice, gave me a place to stay, or otherwise helped shape this book: Michael Kruse, Kelley Benham French, Tom French, Lane DeGregory, Leonora LaPeter Anton, Thomas Lake, Tony Rehagen, Wright Thompson, Paige Williams, Justin Heckert, Kim Cross, Liddy Lake, Mike Wilson, John Timpe, Neil Brown, Bill Duryea, Michael Mooney, Jacqui Banaszynski, Laura Reiley, Scott Lambert, Mark Johnson, Oliver Mackson, Lance Strother, Heath ..."






Grandma Gatewood's Walk
The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
by Ben Montgomery
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2016 by Chicago Review Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-61373-499-5, ISBN: 1-61373-499-9

"Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. And in September 1955, having survived a rattlesnake strike, two hurricanes, and a run-in with gangsters from Harlem, she stood atop Maine’s M ..."






The Leper Spy(Unabridged)
The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II
by Ben Montgomery, Joe Barrett
Audio, Published 2016 by Tantor Audio
Audiobook, Cd, Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-1-5159-0805-0, ISBN: 1-5159-0805-4

"The GIs called her Joey. Hundreds owed their lives to the tiny Filipina who stashed explosives in spare tires, tracked Japanese troop movements, and smuggled maps of fortifications across enemy lines. As the Battle of Manila raged, Josefina Guerrero walked through gunfire to bandage wounds and close the eyes of the dead. Her valor earned her the Medal of Freedom, but what made her a good spy was also destroying her: leprosy, which so ho ..."






The Leper Spy(Unabridged)
The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II
by Ben Montgomery, Joe Barrett
Audio, Published 2016 by Tantor Audio
Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-1-5159-5805-5, ISBN: 1-5159-5805-1

"The GIs called her Joey. Hundreds owed their lives to the tiny Filipina who stashed explosives in spare tires, tracked Japanese troop movements, and smuggled maps of fortifications across enemy lines. As the Battle of Manila raged, Josefina Guerrero walked through gunfire to bandage wounds and close the eyes of the dead. Her valor earned her the Medal of Freedom, but what made her a good spy was also destroying her: leprosy, which so ho ..."

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