America's Best

by Sinclair Browning

Book Overview

America's Best follows the lives of an American family shredded by war, Bataan, Corregidor, Cabanatuan, Santo Tomas, the Arisan Maru--it's all here. This is truly a story of the triumph of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887037004
• ISBN13: 9781887037006
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: AMC Publishing
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Superb piece of Americana

I reviewed this book for the TUCSON WEEKLY when it first came out in 1995. I find myself compelled to respond to Mr. McIntyre's s negative review which I find most perplexing. Many of Mrs.Browning's characters are drawn from real life including her husband's family. One of the principles is her own mother-in-law. What happened to them and to others is accurately portrayed and her approach as well as her historical accuracy are validated by people like General Jones and Colonel Childress who were actually there. Her research included lengthy sessions with many who were held in the Japanese prison camps in which her husband and his family were kept as well as personal interviews with five of the nine survivors of the Hell ship on which her husband's father perished. This excellent novel received solid reviews from a variety of sources and not one negative word until now. I can still heartily recommend this superb portrayal of a piece of American history now as I did then. Five stars. Emil Franzi, Tucson AZ Nov 23,2007