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Arlen J. Hansen was a professor of English at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where he taught a course on Expatriate Paris in the 1920s. He is also the author of Gentlemen Volunteers: The Story of the American Ambulance Drivers in the Great War, published by Arcade. He died mostrar más in 1993. mostrar menos

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Nombre canónico
Hansen, Arlen J.
Nombre legal
Hansen, Arlen Jay
Fecha de nacimiento
1936-10-24
Fecha de fallecimiento
1993-08-12
Género
male
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugar de nacimiento
Rolfe, Iowa, USA
Educación
Iowa State University (BS|Mathematics|1958)
University of Iowa (MA|English|1962, PhD|English|1969)
Ocupaciones
Professor of English
Organizaciones
University of the Pacific
Biografía breve
Married to Lynn Hansen, with three children, Laura, Kip and James.

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Pulled from many sources, the book tells the story of American college boys who traveled to France and ended up serving the allied cause in WWI. The book focuses on the three major players Richard Norton, Henry Herman Harjes, and A. Piatt Andrew. It relates a unique history on the rise of the ambulance service and the problems the men faced from both England and France to help. Interwoven are first hand accounts of the front, but this concentrates on the evolution of motor vehicles in a post-industrial revolution war. Thankfully, it provides plenty of references for those looking for first hand accounts that go into more detail of what the ambulanciers endured. Well organized and very readable, it is a great place to start researching a few Americans involvement, but wouldn't necessarily help those who are researching the Allies use of ambulances and their drivers, as the writer goes to considerable length to describe the unique role these men played.… (más)
 
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Linda_Andrews | otra reseña | Jul 11, 2013 |
Hemingway spent most of his time up at the front lines trading cigarettes for stories.
 
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picardyrose | otra reseña | Mar 2, 2009 |
Excellent, and indispensable resource to planning a visit to Paris centered around the 20's cultural life and specific writers in Paris. Hop on mappy.com and you can find the precise location of everything.
 
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stevewall | Nov 5, 2007 |

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Obras
2
Miembros
104
Popularidad
#184,481
Valoración
½ 3.5
Reseñas
3
ISBNs
7

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