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Author:

McQuiddy, Steve.

Title:

Here on the edge : how a small group of World War II conscientious objectors took art and peace from the margins to the mainstream / Steve McQuiddy.

Publisher:

Oregon State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

viii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Subject:

Civilian Public Service.--Camp #56 (Waldport, Or.)
World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors--Waldport.--Waldport.
Conscientious objectors--Waldport--Waldport--History--20th century.
Arts--Oregon--History--20th century.
Artists--Oregon--History--20th century.
Authors, American--Oregon--History--20th century.
Musicians--Oregon--History--20th century.
Oregon--Intellectual life.
World War, 1939-1945--Waldport.--Waldport.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

An unusual gathering -- The cost of conscience in America -- Shared misery and gallows humor -- Community, cooperation, and sacrifice -- Against them the creative act -- Democratic sausage-making -- No use for war -- As close as it gets to a school -- The revolution begins -- Be cheerful, keep smiling -- What now? -- Unscrew the locks from the doors! -- Coda: Let us at least salute it.

ISBN:

0870716255 (alk. paper)
9780870716256 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)841206013

LCCN:

2013013096

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)