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Wesley, Gloria.
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Canada. Canadian Army. Construction Battalion, 2 -- Fiction.
Soldiers, Black -- Fiction
Discrimination in the military -- Canada -- Fiction.
Race discrimination -- Canada -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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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.
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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
.
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