VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents a Special Book and Author Presentation: Images and Stories of World War II Through the Veterans Who Lived It, Saturday, Nov 6, 2010 at 1:00 PM, at the Caroline Wiess Law Building. A reception and book signing follow the program. Program is free and open to the public. Program attendees will receive complimentary museum admission.

World War II remains one of the most galvanizing and defining events in the history of America. Seemingly overnight, the entire nation unified behind a singular cause. By 1945, the size of the U.S. armed forces had grown from two to twelve million men and women of every color, religion, and creed. An entire generation´s identity was forged, in part, by what many still refer to as the "last good war."

Sixty years later, a young photographer named Thomas Sanders began traveling the country photographing and interviewing hundreds of World War II veterans. The more he shot, the more he listened, and the more captivated he became by their memories of the war. "They are a living record of an incredibly historic time," Sanders says. "We have so much to learn from their experiences."

Join Thomas Sanders and editor Veronica Kavass as they talk about their new book, The Last Good War: The Faces and Voices of World War II, a chronicle of courage and hardship, sacrifice and determination.

For more information please visit http://www.welcomebooks.com/.