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Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog
72 pp.
| National |
May, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4263-1486-5$17.99
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4263-1487-2$26.90
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When his "closest comrade," doughboy Robert Conroy, shipped out from Newport News in 1917 for the French front, it was only natural that Stubby would come along. This remarkable true dog story gives Bausum an effective and unusual perspective on WWI, and she carries Stubby's story through his subsequent celebrity, death, and now taxidermic display at the Smithsonian. Archival photos are included. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.