{"product_id":"elwood-sister-lucia-treanor-fse-9781681925868","title":"Elwood: The Story of a Catholic World War II Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003eElwood Euart was born in 1914 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the second of seven children in a faithful Catholic family. Athletic, responsible, and likeable, Elwood was just an ordinary guy growing up in the 1920s and '30s. He had his share of victories and defeats, accomplishments and setbacks, joys and heartaches. He went to Mass, helped his family, went to college, embarked on a military career, and advanced to the rank of captain in the U.S. Army.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn October 26, 1942, in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II, he and over 5,000 troops were aboard the SS \u003ci\u003ePresident Coolidge\u003c\/i\u003e when it struck two American mines while approaching a naval base. Those who were able to make it safely to shore watched as Elwood risked his life by returning to the vessel to save the remaining men on board. After rescuing the men from the infirmary unit, he was unable to escape and went down with the ship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSister Lucia Treanor, a direct relative of Elwood, tells of his extraordinary heroism in the face of danger. But \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElwood: The Story of a Catholic World War II Hero\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is more than that -- it is the story of true faith and real virtue, born of a love for God and others, which gave the young Captain Euart the fortitude to do what was needed when the time came.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSister Lucia Treanor, FSE, earned a doctorate in comparative literature from the City University of New York. She currently teaches writing at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. The author of several books, articles, and academic essays in a variety of Catholic and secular publications, she is related to Captain Elwood Euart via her mother, Lucy Casey McCaffrey, who is his cousin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sister Lucia Treanor Fse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681925869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681925868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Our Sunday Visitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Sister Lucia Treanor Fse","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994700153087,"sku":"9781681925868","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45460084228351,"sku":"9781681925868","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef085f7d-deb7-4976-baec-5e3828b6702c.jpg?v=1683331678","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elwood-sister-lucia-treanor-fse-9781681925868","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}