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! f l e h s k o o B On The THE LEPER SPY The Story Of An Unlikely Hero Of World War II
by Ben Montgomery
he 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, tracking Japanese troop movements, and smuggling maps across enemy lines for Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Josefina Guerrero walked through gunfire to bandage wounds and close the eyes of the dead. Her valor earned her the Medal of Freedom, but the thing that made her an effective spy was a disease that was destroying her.Guerrero suffered from leprosy, which so horrified the Japanese they refused to search her. After the war, army chaplains found her in a leper colony and campaigned for the US government to welcome a foreigner with leprosy. The fight brought her celebrity, which she used to speak for other sufferers. However, the notoriety haunted her after the disease was arrested, and she had to find a way to disappear.
Ben Montgomery is the author of the NY Times bestseller Grandma Gatewood’s Walk, which won the 2014 National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography. He was a finalist fo a Pulitzer Prize in 2010. www.chicagoreviewpress.com
AN ECOTOURIST’S GUIDE
University Press of Florida www.upf.com
To The Everglades & The Florida Keys by Robert Silk
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acked with adventure and a local’s expert advice, this guide is essential reading for a fun-filled trip through the world’s most famous wetland, the Everglades, and the spectacular marine environment of the 130-mile island chain formed by the Florida Keys. From the Ten Thousand Islands to Big Cypress, the Everglades, and the Florida Keys, Silk stops through alluring locales. His tour of the region even features a Cold War–era missile base deep in Everglades National Park. Boardwalks, paddles through mangroves, dives to imperiled reefs, a ride on the famous African Queen boat from the Bogart and Hepburn movie, and a sampling of the scenic and quirky attraction of Key West complete Silk’s journey. The reader will learn about local history and culture, watering holes, and attractions. Robert Silk is the Florida tourism and airlines editor for Travel Weekly and has written for the Chicago Tribune and Miami Herald, among other publications.
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