Pigsag-an
Chapter 1
Japanese troops enter Nanay Maestra’s mountain village searching for gold that does not exist.
“There was almost nothing left to return to, but she started down anyway.”Read Chapter One
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FILIPINA
Two excerpts from A Teacher’s War in the Philippines
Meet Nanay Maestra on the day war enters Pigsag-an, then return later as the resistance attempts a prisoner rescue that tests everything she has learned.
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The Rescue
Chapter 20
A planned prisoner rescue forces Nanay, Fertig’s men, and Dimaporo’s fighters to turn intelligence into action.
“The rescue was over. The escape was not.”Read The Rescue
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