Quiet Hero
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At Vichy France's National Statistical Service headquarters in Lyon, General Renƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ Carmille and his aide Miriam Duprƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ know spies are everywhere. They race against time to sabotage the census-based lists of Jews and mobilize the Resistance to combat the Nazi death machine. In this novel, Miriam tells the true story of General Renƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ Carmille's leadership in saving the lives of thousands of Jewsƒ‚‚"ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚"the story of A Quiet Hero."
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Dwight told the true story of Union Carbide's unsafe practices in the 1930 construction of Hawks Nest tunnel that caused the acute silicosis deaths of hundreds of workers"€"America's deadliest industrial disaster. Witness at Hawks Nest received the West Virginia Library Association's Book of the Year award. Valley at Risk: Shelter in Place tells the true story of Bayer CropScience's fatal explosion that threatened Charleston, West Virginia, with the same toxic chemicals that killed thousands at Bhopal. In The Heart of the Hills, Dwight captures choices and heartbreak during WWII in a small Appalachian community. A Quiet Hero is his fourth novel."