Les Rolston to talk about latest book ‘A Pea Coat Goes Home’

Posted 2/11/16

Join Warwick author Les Rolston for a talk about his latest book, A Pea Coat Goes Home, on Tuesday, February 23 at 7 p.m.

Follow the story of the 70-year-old pea coat that Les and his father …

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Les Rolston to talk about latest book ‘A Pea Coat Goes Home’

Posted Thursday, February 11, 2016 3:43 pm

Join Warwick author Les Rolston for a talk about his latest book, A Pea Coat Goes Home, on Tuesday, February 23 at 7 p.m.

Follow the story of the 70-year-old pea coat that Les and his father shared throughout their lives. Surviving a war, worn during a marriage proposal, and handed down to a son, the jacket at last returns to the ship where Les’ father served during World War II.

Les is the author of Home of the Brave, Long Time Gone and Lost Soul, which received the Jefferson Davis Medal from the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a commendation from former United States Senator Claiborne Pell.

Sign up online at warwicklibrary.org or call 739-5440, x4. For more information call 739-5440, x221. The library is located at 600 Sandy Lane. This event is free and open to all.