Hill writes that he was inspired by a suggestion from business magnate and later-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie

When the two take off to follow the concert tour of their glam-rock idol

something happened

But when her adventurous friend Percy is missing

and many more somehow survived close calls with death

Courageous Women of the Vietnam War: Medics, Journalists, Survivors, and More Children's Issues Hill writes that he wasOne of just a handful of women reporting on the Vietnam War, Kate Webb was captured by North Vietnamese troops and presumed deaduntil she emerged from the jungle waving a piece of white parachute material after 23 days in captivity. Le Ly Hayslip enjoyed a peaceful early childhood in a Vietnamese farming village before war changed her life forever. Brutalized by all sides, she escaped to the United States, where she eventually founded two humanitarian