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Close up on war / Mary Cronk Farrell.

Summary:
Tells the story of French-born Catherine Leroy, one of the Vietnam War's few woman photographers, who documented some of the fiercest fighting in the twenty-year conflict. Despite being told that women didn't belong in a "man's world," she was cool under fire, gravitated toward the thickest battles, went along on the soldiers' slogs through the heat and mud of the jungle, crawled through rice paddies, and became the only official photojournalist to parachute into combat with American soldiers. Later, Leroy was gravely wounded from shrapnel, but that didn't keep her down more than a month. When captured by the North Vietnamese in 1968, she talked herself free after photographing her captors, scoring a cover story in Life magazine. A recipient of the George Polk Award, one of the most prestigious awards in journalism, Leroy was one of the most well-known photographers in the world during her time"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781419746611
  • Physical Description: xv, 304 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.
Subject: Leroy, Catherine.
Photojournalists > France > Biography.
War photographers > France > Biography.
Women war correspondents > France > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Journalists > Biography.
Leroy, Catherine.
Photojournalists > Biography.
War photography.
Women war correspondents > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Journalists > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 10 of 10 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library YOUNG ADULT 770.9597 FARRELL (Text) 50686016168374 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library YA 770 FAR (Text) 37268003129871 AHMFL YA Nonfiction Available -
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library 070.49 FAR (Text) 33249024488110 Non-fiction Available -
Dalton Community Library YOUNG ADULT 770.9597 FARRELL (Text) 50689010451978 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Frackville Free Public Library Y770.9597FA (Text) 30459000379117 Teen Area Available -
Gettysburg Library YA BIOG LER (Text)
Memorial: This book is donated in memory of Betty D. Wetmore, in appreciation of her work with the library, by the Krut Family
35740635835861 Young Adult Biography Available -
North Pocono Public Library YOUNG ADULT 770.9597 FARRELL (Text) 50691010941958 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Somerset County Library 770.95 LER (Text) 35907001749972 SOCM Non Fiction Available -
Southern Lehigh Public Library YA B LEROY (Text)
Bookplate: This item was purchased in honor of Michelle Corvino for her donation to the Southern Lehigh Public Library Helping Hands Campaign 2021-2022.
30044100873704 Young Adult Biography Available -
Western Pocono Community Library JB Leroy, Catherine (Text) 31119000581703 YA Biography Available -

Summary: Tells the story of French-born Catherine Leroy, one of the Vietnam War's few woman photographers, who documented some of the fiercest fighting in the twenty-year conflict. Despite being told that women didn't belong in a "man's world," she was cool under fire, gravitated toward the thickest battles, went along on the soldiers' slogs through the heat and mud of the jungle, crawled through rice paddies, and became the only official photojournalist to parachute into combat with American soldiers. Later, Leroy was gravely wounded from shrapnel, but that didn't keep her down more than a month. When captured by the North Vietnamese in 1968, she talked herself free after photographing her captors, scoring a cover story in Life magazine. A recipient of the George Polk Award, one of the most prestigious awards in journalism, Leroy was one of the most well-known photographers in the world during her time"--Provided by publisher.

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