A librarian's war the man who fought World War II with books and brought the joy of reading to millions

"A Librarian's War is a biography of Ray Trautman, whose childhood in a rural town with no library and few books ignited a lifelong passion to ensure no one would struggle as he did to access reading materials. He nurtured his love of books as a bookseller, librarian, literacy educator, Army officer...

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Main Author: Manning, Molly Guptill, 1980- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]
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Table of Contents:
  • Children of the night
  • Now or never
  • Books are what we want
  • Moving literary mountains
  • Pass the paper
  • Go small or stay home
  • Roads paved in books
  • Tell them to stuff it
  • Temporary widow
  • Fighting your war
  • A job well done
  • Finding his way
  • Back into the field
  • New frontiers
  • The forgotten readers