Close up on war / The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam
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East Flagstaff Public Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction
J 770.959 F245c
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J 770.959 F245c
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Book
Physical Desc
304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Street Date
2202
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Close-Up on War tells the story of French-born Catherine Leroy, one of the Vietnam War's few woman photographers, who documented some of the fiercest fighting in the 20-year conflict. Despite being told that women didn't belong in a "man's world," she was cool under fire, gravitated toward the thickest battles, went along on the soldiers' slogs through the heat and mud of the jungle, crawled through rice paddies, and became the only official photojournalist to parachute into combat with American soldiers. Later, Leroy was gravely wounded from shrapnel, but that didn't keep her down more than a month. When captured by the North Vietnamese in 1968, she talked herself free after photographing her captors, scoring a cover story in Life magazine. A recipient of the George Polk Award, one of the most prestigious awards in journalism, Leroy was one of the most well-known photographers in the world during her time. In addition to texts by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalists Peter Arnot and Nick Ut, the bookincludes a preface, author's note, endnotes, bibliography, timeline, and index"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages 12 and Up,Amulet Books
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Farrell, M. C. (2022). Close up on war: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam . Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Farrell, Mary Cronk. 2022. Close Up On War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam. Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Farrell, Mary Cronk. Close Up On War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Farrell, Mary Cronk. Close Up On War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, 2022.
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