Description: The Chequer Board by Nevil Shute. 1947 hardcover. (Originally published in 1943) The Chequer Board deals with the question of racism within the U.S. forces during WWII and portrays Black characters with sympathy and support. (Wikipedia) Nevil Shute Norway was born in London, England in 1899. He was an aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers or fellow engineers that he was "not a serious person" or from potentially adverse publicity in connection with his novels, which included 'On the Beach' and 'A Town Like Alice'. He passed in 1960 in Australia. (Wikipedia)
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Modification Description: Has my book plate inside cover.
Signed: No
Publisher: William Morrow
Modified Item: Yes
Subject: Military & War
Year Printed: 1947
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Vintage
Region: North America
Author: Nevil Shute
Personalized: no
Topic: Racism
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
