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Book: Private Pepper of Dogs for Defense

Key Details

Date: Published 1943 by Albert Whitman & Company, Chicago

Created By: Written by Frances Cavanah. Pictures by Diana Thome.

Original or Replica: Original

Era: The General

Collection: IKEducation

About

This children’s book tells the story of young Keith and his big sable and white collie, Pepper. When the Army puts out a call for big brave dogs, Keith knows in his heart that his dog Pepper is what the Army needs. Pepper goes for training and ends up on the front lines during WWII.

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Illustrated Private Pepper book cover showing a soldier carrying a rifle with a dog next to him.

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