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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Wesley, Gloria.     Subjects     Canada. Canadian Army. Construction Battalion, 2 -- Fiction.     Soldiers, Black -- Fiction     Discrimination in the military -- Canada -- Fiction.     Race discrimination -- Canada -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wesley, Gloria.       by title:      Shovels not rifles /...       by call number:      FICTION WES     Search the Web     Wesley, Gloria.     Canada. Canadian Army. Construction Battalion, 2 -- Fiction.     Soldiers, Black -- Fiction     Discrimination in the military -- Canada -- Fiction.     Race discrimination -- Canada -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.       MARC Display

Shovels not rifles / Gloria Ann Wesley. by Wesley, Gloria. Formac Publishig Company Limited, 2023. Call #: FICTION WES Subjects Canada. Canadian Army. Construction Battalion, 2 -- Fiction.   Soldiers, Black -- Fiction   Discrimination in the military -- Canada -- Fiction.   Race discrimination -- Canada -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction. ISBN:  9781459506053 (pbk.) Description:  304 p. ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses. Summary:  Growing up Black in Nova Scotia in the 1910s, Wilbur Coleman's options are limited. When the Canadian Army starts recruiting Black men for the First World War in France, Will enlists. Determined to make something of himself, he becomes one of the 700 Black men in the segregated No.2 Constrution Battalion. He hopes to serve his country, see a bit of the world and make his parents proud. Life as a soldier is dangerous enough, but some White officers seem out to get him. Will finds himself caught in dangerous artillery fire, at trial accused of stealing rations and uncertain about how long his love back home will wait for him. Given shovels when they want rifles, Will and his buddies are denied the chance to prove themselves under fire. But he's not giving up. Inspired by the real experiences of men who served in No. 2 Construction Battalion, Shovels not Rifles is a compelling story of life behind the front lines in wartime. At the same time, it offers a unique window into the unequal treatment experienced by Black soldiers in the No. 2 Construction Battalion and the reslilience they showed in the face of it. Audience:  RL 2.55. Genre:  Historical fiction. War fiction. Black fiction. Canadian fiction. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Young Adult Black Fiction FICTION WES Ya Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Young Adult Black Fiction FICTION WES Ya Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Young Adult Black Fiction FICTION WES Ya Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Young Adult Black Fiction FICTION WES Ya Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library Young Adult Black Fiction FICTION WES Ya Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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