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Title: Letters from the Front, 1898-1945 (Voices of the Wisconsin Past) by Michael E. Stevens, Sean P. Adams, Ellen D. Goldlust-Gingrich, State Historical Society of Wisconsin ISBN: 0-87020-268-5 Publisher: State Historical Society of Wisconsin Pub. Date: 01 September, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95

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Summary: A Letter from My Father
Comment: I don't think I would have known about this book if my father's letter wasn't in it. My Dad, John D. Rice, intrepid radio journalist from Sparta, Wisconsin, died in September, 1991. Sometime in the months following his death, his widow, my mother, became aware that a letter Dad wrote to one of his colleagues on the Wisconsin State Journal in the early forties, had been included in a collection of War Letters published by the Wisconsin State Historical Society.

The quid pro quo for my mother's approving the letter for use in the book, was that she got a copy. I think the letter was written to a Wisconsin State Journal editor named Don Anderson. The subject of the letter was Japanese radio directed at American Servicemen in Alaska where my father was stationed until 1943. John D. said it was pretty dull and corny, because the Nips didn't really understand American culture well enough to produce worthy entertainment.

I read some of the other letters and forgot about the book until about a week ago. My brother told me my Uncle Zel had heard there was such a book and inquired about it. My brother was unaware of the book, but I knew Mom had a copy. Well, the upshot is I arranged to get our copy to my uncle. I wondered whether the hype about The Greatest Generation had given the book a boost. So I checked Amazon dot com. Well, the answer is mixed. Its about 800,000th in the great pantheon of Amazon Books. I don't think thats so hot, but its all relative. It depends on what the LEAST well-rated book on Amazon is.

If you're interested in knowing some of John D.'s history because you remember him from somewhere, write me at [email protected] and I'll bring you up to date.

Thanks.