The cover for Otis W. Leader is a photograph of a Otis in an American doughboy WWI uniform. He is holding his hat and his medal is visible on his uniform. Behind him the background is of a handwritten letter and a compass pointing north.
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Otis W. Leader: The Ideal American Doughboy

$30.50

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By Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer
Paperback

Amid the growing tensions of WWI, Otis W. Leader--a thirty-five-year-old widower of Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, and Irish descent--left behind three children, his job, and his home in Oklahoma to enlist in the Army. Assigned to the First Division of the American Expeditionary Forces, he was chosen to represent the "Ideal American Doughboy," and lived up to that title, earning honors like the Croix de Guerre, two Silver Stars, a Congressional Gold Medal, and a Purple Heart.

In Otis W. Leader: The Ideal American Doughboy, author Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer explores Leader's time during and after the Great War to construct an unprecedented war memoir, bringing to light an uplifting story in Leader's own words of endurance, bravery, and perseverance throughout unforgettable battles on the infamous Western Front.

Awards:
The American Advertising Awards
Oklahoma Book Award | Non-Fiction
Oklahoma Book Award | Design

Dimensions:

6 x 1 x 9 inches

Reading Age:

12 years and up

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