Nancy Heisey: 1 book
Relief Work as Pilgrimage
“Mademoiselle Miss Elsie” in Southern France, 1945–1948
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
In 1945, Elsie C. Bechtel left her Ohio home for the tiny French commune of Lavercantière, where for nearly three years she cared for children displaced by the ravages of war. Bechtel’s diary, photographs, and letters home to her family provide the central texts of this study. From 1945 to 1948,...
