Extra Credit Questions

[Anita]

(12-28-2022 04:52 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(12-26-2022 11:22 AM)Anita Wrote:  I asked my 19 yr. old twin grandchildren to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" this Christmas and then we discussed it as a family. So this is my choice.
I'm holding off on looking it up but I'd love to know more about this author.

Anita, there is some discussion regarding Philip Van Doren Stern here.

Thank you Roger. Very informative and a good jumping off point to learn more about Stern's Civil War era books.

Here's an article from Smithsonian "What ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Teaches Us About American History"
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsoni...180979223/