Pump Up Your Book Presents WHEN JOHNNY DOESN’T COME MARCHING HOME Virtual Book Publicity Tour

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Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Marian Small’s WHEN JOHNNY DOESN’T COME MARCHING HOME virtual book tour October 3 – 28!

When Johnny Doesn't Come Marching Home

Inside the Book

Title: When Johnny Doesn’t Come Marching Home
Author: Marian Small
Publisher: Friesen Press
Pages: 341
Genre: Memoir

First-time author Marian Small’s WHEN JOHNNY DOESN’T COME MARCHING HOME does for World War I what Tom Brokaw’s THE GREATEST GENERATION did for World War II.

Written as a memoir of her father, WHEN JOHNNY DOESN’T COME MARCHING HOME expands to pay tribute to the generation that fought in the trenches and on the battlefields of what has been called the “forgotten war.”

Employing an inherited cache of her father’s letters home, his diary of the war, and voluminous family and historic photographs, Small, at age 89, has scrupulously created a narrative rich in vivid, sometimes heartbreaking detail of First Sgt. John Small’s experiences on the front lines and as a returning wounded veteran.

As a young man touched with the “spirit of adventure,” John R. Small enlisted in the Ohio National Guard in 1916, when he was 20 years old. He was first sent to Gen. John J. Pershing’s command on the Texas/Mexican border in pursuit of the legendary revolutionary and bandit Pancho Villa. When America entered World War I, in 1917, Small was mustered into the Army and promoted to sergeant. His unit was sent to France in 1918. Among his personal possessions was a diary given to him by his wife, Mary. He made almost daily entries during his time witnessing and enduring the horrors of the war.

John Small was severely wounded by a high explosive during the Meuse-Argonne campaign. His legs were badly mangled. After six months in hospitals in France, he was sent home. “At the tender age of 23 years, Johnny didn’t come marching home,” says Marian Small.

Although John Small’s incredible story took place nearly 100 years ago, it is still relevant today as American troops continue to be deployed around the world in harm’s way. WHEN JOHNNY DOESNT COME MARCHING HOME is certain to appeal to military history buffs, veterans, their families and friends, and readers who enjoy a compelling tale.

Marian Small believes that her book is unique “in that every word is true as told by Johnny in his diary or in his letters as narrated by me. I do not believe it can be compared to any other World War I war story that I have read or that has been written.”

Readers are sure to agree with her.

For More Information

  • When Johnny Doesn’t Come Marching Home is available at Amazon.
  • Pick up your copy at Barnes & Noble.

Meet the Author

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Marian Small was born in Cleveland, Ohio; she has been writing for most of her life. She began her 25 year business career as a secretary, a cashier and manager of a Detroit mortgage company, and as an Operations Manager of a Florida stock-brokerage firm. She moved to Beverly Hills, Calif. with her the 10-year-old son from her first marriage and became the Administrative Assistant to a Vice-President of the Regional Office of the same brokerage firm, which entailed frequent stints within the Wall Street office.  She married again in 1973, at age 46. She and her husband shared a 34-year long marriage before they divorced. After surviving breast cancer and minor strokes, Marian resumed writing at age 86 and has been writing ever since.

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Tour Schedule

Monday, October 3 – Interview at I’m Shelf-ish

Tuesday, October 4 – Book Review at Books, Reviews, ETC.

Wednesday, October 5 – Book Featured at The Bookworm Lodge

Thursday, October 6 – Interview at Confessions of an Eccentric Bookaholic

Friday, October 7 – Guest Blogging at The Story Behind the Book

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Monday, October 10 – Interview at PUYB Virtual Book Club

Tuesday, October 11 – Book Featured at The Writer’s Life

Wednesday, October 12 – Book Featured at Bound 2 Escape

Thursday, October 13 – Book Review at Cheryl’s Book Nook

Friday, October 14 – Book Featured at A Title Wave

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Monday, October 17 – Book Review at Svetlana’s Reads and Views

Tuesday, October 18 – Guest Blogging at Lori’s Reading Corner

Wednesday, October 19 – Book Featured at Booklover Sue

Thursday, October 20 – Interview at Literarily Speaking

Friday, October 21 – Book Featured at The Literary Nook

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Monday, October 24 – Book Review at Lynn’s Romance Enthusiast

Tuesday, October 25 – Book Featured at SheWrites

Wednesday, October 26 – Book Featured at Write and Take Flight

Thursday, October 27 – Guest Blogging at The Silver Scriptorium

Friday, October 28 – Interview at My Bookish Pleasures

 


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