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Through the eyes of Will Hardy, a WW1 veteran and newspaper reporter with recurring shellshock, and Bonnie, the young actress who loves him, we relive the tragic, violent confrontation between our peaceful, bonus-seeking veterans and the U.S. Army. We see the dramatic effects of ineffective politicians more interested in their own agendas than the needs of the American people. Then, as now, distressed, nightmare-ravaged veterans are desperate for comprehensive care and fair treatment. The unemployment rate is sky high, too many homes are lost to foreclosure, and we are challenged by continuing environmental disasters. In 2008, as in 1932, a new president campaigning on the twin promises of hope and change was elected. Will America triumph again? The drama continues.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
Lowe's debut is a well-done historical epic that captures an undeservedly obscure episode from the Great Depression. In 1932, veterans from across the country converged on Washington, D.C., to demand payment of bonuses earned during WWI. Despite rampant unemployment and hunger, President Herbert Hoover vows to veto any legislation to move up the payment date-the bonuses aren't due for more than a decade-leaving the suffering veterans little recourse but to rally public support for their cause by marching on the Capitol. The vicissitudes of their efforts are nicely illumined through a diverse cast of characters, including L.A. reporter Will Hardy-whose coverage of actor Royal Robertson, who issued one of the calls to march leads him to follow the story across the country-and Col. Pelham Glassford, who uses his position as D.C. police superintendent to both maintain public order and treat the marchers humanely. The author makes good use of her material, some of which is derived from stories from her parents, themselves Bonus Marchers. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
