The Canteen Spirit
by Annie Mummgaard [DVD 940.548 Mum]
Produced by Nebraska's very own Public Television, "The Canteen Spirit" provides an in depth look at the internationally famous, World War II North Platte Canteen. In this award receiving documentary, soldiers revisit North Platte and reminisce with great emotion and appreciation about their stop at the Canteen. They meet with people who worked the canteen and use this time to express their heart felt admiration to them. Rare and historic pictures are used through out the film to show the canteen's creation, up all the way through the demolition of the depot that housed the canteen. I was excited to finally view a Nebraska produced film about this incredible act of unity and generosity towards strangers, a generosity which has been the subject of bestselling books and national recognition since the North Platte Canteen's inception in 1941. For its production of "The Canteen Spirit" NET television received a Silver Telly in the Film/Documentary category at the 26th Annual Telly Awards national competition in 2005. In January of 2006, the documentary premiered nationally on PBS. This is a movie that is sure to educate, amaze and inspire anyone who watches it. -- Reviewed by Patty L. [Walt Branch Library]
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This was an excellent little documentary when I saw it on PBS originally. I'm very glad to see that the library has it!
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