BRAND NEW! Earl's Latest Book
SOUTH OF THE SUNSET: More Poems of World War II including "Voyage to Anguar"
South of the Sunset is a sequel to Earl's first book of World War II poetry, Before I Walked With Spring, which documented in ballad form his entire Army service in "The Doughboy Odyssey." During his years as a Signal Corps specialist, Earl Shaffer poetically recorded the somber (and sometimes amusing) people and events in the Pacific Theater of World War II, a region he affectionately labeled "South of the Sunset."
In this book, Earl's poetry leads the reader from island to island, culture to culture, and on the "Voyage to Anguar" that was part of the Philippine Liberation. South of the Sunset reveals another chapter of Earl's wartime years in the South Pacific prior to his history-making 1948 first thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail.
Longer Book Description:
During his years as a Signal Corps specialist, Earl Shaffer poetically recorded the somber (and sometimes amusing) people and events in the Pacific Theater of World War II, a region he affectionately labeled "South of the Sunset." In his poetry, he leads the reader from island to island, culture to culture, and on the "Voyage to Anguar," which was part of the Philippine Liberation.
South of the Sunset is a sequel to Earl's first book of World War II poetry, Before I Walked With Spring, which documented in ballad form his entire Army service in "The Doughboy Odyssey."
After his return from the war years, Earl decided to keep his promise to Walter Winemiller (his boyhood friend who had been killed at Iwo Jima) and attempt a thru-hike of the Appalachian Mountains. That journey was well-chronicled in his best-selling book, Walking With Spring. Now with the publication of South of the Sunset, more is revealed about Earl's hidden years of service in the South Pacific.
You may order South of the Sunset from the Foundation for $12.99 per copy plus shipping and handling.