Martha MacCallum and the stories that define us
“This is a story of America,” Martha MacCallum writes in the author’s note to The Book of Valor: America’s Story of Survival, Gallantry & Grace. “It is one thread woven from our Pilgrim heritage in Plymouth to a World War II triple ace in the skies over Berlin; to a rescue hero in Vietnam to the burning World Trade Center towers to the treacherous battle of Afghanistan.”
TL;DR
- Martha MacCallum's book, "The Book of Valor: America's Story of Survival, Gallantry & Grace," is a collection of American stories.
- The book emphasizes a single narrative thread connecting different generations and heroes.
- It features stories from the Pilgrim heritage, WWII, Vietnam, the World Trade Center attacks, and Afghanistan.
- MacCallum allows the people who experienced these events to tell their own stories.