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Recuerdos de Linton Hall Military School Volumen 2

Recuerdos de Linton Hall Military School Volumen 2

Linton Hall Cadet

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Scrounge Books
Año de edición:
2025
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9781069114211
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Este segundo volumen acerca de Linton Hall Military School en Bristow, Virginia, EE.UU., un internado para varones de 6 a 16 años conducido por monjas católicas, incluye detalles revelantes sobre ex-alumnos famosos, castigos crueles, reglas que no eran puestas en vigor uniformemente, y correspondencia reciente entre el autor y la ex-directriz, Sister Mary David O.S.B..Incluye un capítulo sobre el precursor de Linton Hall, el cual en 1922 tenía chinches, piojos, un brote de fiebre tifoidea y un falso sacerdote.También incluye biografías/necrologías de Sister Mary David, el Padre Blase, el entrenador de deportes Bill y los últimos tres de los cuatro comandantes. Incluye muchas fotos y copias de documentos originales. A menudo triste, a veces chistoso, pero siempre verdadero y bien documentado, este libro es una mirada fascinadora hacia el pasado para los ex-alumnos, los alumnos actuales y sus padres.El autor asistió a Linton Hall Military School a fines de la década de los años 1960, donde se le otorgó una medalla y se graduó como oficial.Éste libro refleja sus experiencias y opiniones.Ni el autor ni el editor tienen nada que ver con Linton Hall Military School, Linton Hall School o las Benedictine Sisters of Virginia.

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