All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor
Written by Donald Stratton, with Ken Gire. As the anniversary of the
Pearl Harbor attacks approaches, Don, a great-grandfather of five and
one of five living survivors of the Arizona, offers a unprecedentedly
intimate reflection on the tragedy that drew America into the greatest
armed conflict in history. All the Gallant Men is a book for the ages,
one of the most remarkable — and remarkably inspiring — memoirs of any
kind to appear in recent years.
The
One Book One Nebraska reading program is entering its
sixteenth year. It encourages Nebraskans across the state to read and
discuss one book, chosen from books written by Nebraska authors or that
have a Nebraska theme or setting. A committee of the Nebraska Center for
the Book selected this book from a list of twenty-seven titles nominated
by Nebraskans from across the state. The Nebraska Center for the Book
board announced the choice for the 2020 One Book One Nebraska at the Celebration of Nebraska Books on
November 9, 2019 in Lincoln.
Libraries across Nebraska will join other literary and cultural
organizations in planning book discussions, activities, and events that
will encourage Nebraskans to read and discuss this book. Support
materials to assist with local reading/discussion activities are
available on the Get Involved page. Updates and activity listings
are posted on the
One Book One Nebraska Facebook group.
One Book One Nebraska is sponsored by
Nebraska Center for the Book,
Humanities Nebraska,
The Backwaters Press,
and
Nebraska Library Commission.
The Nebraska Center for the Book is housed at and supported
by the Nebraska Library Commission and brings together the state's
readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, publishers, printers,
educators, and scholars to build the community of the book, supporting
programs to celebrate and stimulate public interest in books, reading,
and the written word.