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Warm Springs

Traces of a Childhood at FDR's Polio Haven

by Susan Richards Shreve

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Warm Springs by Susan Richards Shreve

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    Jun 2007, 224 pages

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    Jun 2008, 240 pages

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Nancy

More than I expected
I am being drawn into this wonderful memoir page by page, thought by thought. It's a treasure of a story, about so much more than polio! Susan Richards Shreve is new to me as an author, but I know I will be reading more of her books.
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