At the
Rocky Mount Library’s “Mountain Spirits Series” on Oct. 4 from 8:30 AM until
noon, Jim Morrison
will have two books about World War II, one fiction and one non-fiction. Both are
based on Bedford County history.
Morrison’s
popular Bedford
Goes to War is now in its third edition. To write Bedford Goes to War, Morrison did extensive
research in Bedford County's library, museum, and courthouse; and and he interviewed
over 30 veterans or their families. The book tells what happened during WWII to
residents of Bedford County, both those who served in the military and those
who remained on the home front. Originally published in hardback by Warwick House,
the third edition is a paperback that Morrison self-published via Createspace
in 2013.
Morrison’s
historical novel, Class of
1940: Coming of Age in World War II (Createspace, March 2014), is set in
the fictional Halesford, which closely resemble Bedford County. When WWII veteran
Jeb Fletcher’s grandson and great-grandson pay him a visit, the three go to the
National D-Day Memorial. When his visitors ask him about his own war
experiences, Jeb tells them in a series of flashbacks that chronicle his
teenage years in Virginia and his WWII service in Britain and France. His wife
Ginny was an army nurse; her story, which parallels Jeb’s, is also told. “It is
a story of adventure, service, heroism, sacrifice, and love.”
A
Roanoke Times article about the book is here.
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