From: Tracy Quinn McLennan (tquinnmclennan@adlerbooks.com)
Date: Sat Sep 08 2001 - 03:24:38 PDT
Dear Ms. Clark: Thank you for your interest in contributing your story of growing up during WWII for "When We Were Young: Children of WWII." I am asking participants who have never written a recollection or memoir about their childhood to write something between 1,000-5,000 words, and the ones I have received so far are wonderful! Some stories recall a specific event, such as the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and others tell a more general recollection of growing up during WWII. How long is the manuscript that you suggest sending to me? I would be happy to take a look at it. The recollections will probably be amended to incorporate more background information, if needed. To that end, I have developed an Information Sheet that will provide me with your biography. I am attaching it here. I am also attaching a letter from the publisher that requires your signature granting us permission to use your story. Please let me know if you have any trouble reading the attachments or any questions regarding them. Please return them to me at your earliest convenience. Good news from the publisher...All participants whose stories are included in the book will receive a copy of the book upon publication! Thank you again for your interest. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or information you would like to add. I look forward to hearing from you again. Best wishes, Tracy At 07:13 AM 9/8/01 +0100, you wrote: >Yes, fine! Just let me know what you want me to do. I have got a >manuscript that I can send you, which is a bit >longer than the story on the timewitnesses website. >Good Luck, >Geseke. >Geseke Clark ><mailto:geseke@talk21.com>geseke@talk21.com >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <mailto:tquinnmclennan@adlerbooks.com>Tracy Quinn McLennan >>To: <mailto:timewitnesses@yahoogroups.com>timewitnesses@yahoogroups.com >>Sent: 08 September 2001 05:23 >>Subject: [timewitnesses] Children of WWII stories needed for book >> >>Hello, everyone. >> >>Would you like to tell your story of growing up during World War II for a >>book? >> >>We are looking for world-wide participants for a collection entitled When >>We Were Young: Children of World War II by Elizabeth Dole and Tracy Quinn >>McLennan to be published by William Morrow and Company. >> >>Much has been written about the experiences of our servicemen and women, >>as well as family and friends left at home, during World War II, but >>little has been said about what it was like growing up during this >>crucial time in world history. When We Were Young: Children of World War >>II is a collection of interviews and recollections with people throughout >>the world, both Allied and Axis countries, describing their childhood >>during the war. Each person will have a chapter dedicated to their story. >> >>We hope to find participants who can recall or had direct experience with >>such subjects and events as: internment camps in the United States, >>survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima, D-Day, VE-Day, the Blitz, Pearl >>Harbor, Kristallnacht, living under enemy occupation, evacuation, >>Holocaust survivors, children in hiding, for example. >> >>Through diaries, letters, and recollections (written as a child or now as >>an adult), readers of When We Were Young will get a fascinating >>first-hand look at youth living during World War II. What was it like to >>have fathers or brothers who went off to war and mothers or sisters who >>became nurses or worked at factories? How did children survive hardships >>like trolling the streets for food or scrap metal for the war >>effort? How did they endure even more dramatic experiences such as >>hiding from the enemy or surviving a concentration camp? What was it >>like growing up during wartime, and how does this experience shape adulthood? >> >>If you were born between 1922-1939, or know someone who was and would >>like to participate in this important project, please email me at >>tquinnmclennan@adlerbooks.com at your earliest convenience. Please give >>me your full contact information, nationality, a brief description of >>your life during the war, and why your unique experience needs to be told. >> >>You can also send your recollections and memories to us at the below >>address. And, of course, if you have any questions about the book, >>please do not hesitate to contact me. Email, fax, and postal mail are >>all fine. >> >>All participants whose stories are included in the book will receive a >>copy of the book upon publication. >> >>Elizabeth Dole is the former head of the American Red Cross and former >>Secretary of Labor. She is married to Senator Bob Dole. Tracy Quinn >>McLennan is a writer, editor, and researcher. >> >>We look forward to hearing from you soon! >> >>Sincerely, >>Tracy Quinn McLennan >> >> >>Adler & Robin Books, Inc. >>3000 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 317 >>Washington, D.C. 20008, U.S.A. >>202-986-9275 >>Fax: 425-699-2419 >>tquinnmclennan@adlerbooks.com >>http://www.adlerbooks.com >> >> >> >> >> >>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >>timewitnesses-unsubscribe@egroups.com >> >> >> >>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the >><http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! Terms of Service. > >Yahoo! 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