Ann Blackman

The story of one of the United States' top humanitarian relief experts who, over three decades, became a legend in her field. Starting in 1975 when she was 32 years old, Julia Taft directed the task force that managed the resettlement of refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Over the years, she essentially invented the way the United States government responds to natural and man-made disasters around the world, demanding basic rights for those whose lives are turned upside down by civil war, famine, religious persecution, earthquakes, floods and insect infestations. Author/journalist Ann Blackman describes some of Taft's most important humanitarian missions: her direction of the American relief effort during the Armenian earthquake, Operation Lifeline Sudan, the Siege of Sarajevo, the crisis in Kosovo and her trip to Afghanistan in 2001, when she worked for the United Nations. There are funny stories and poignant ones, heroic moments and terrifying ones. At Julia Taft's request, this book is dedicated not only to her children, but also to her friends in the field, who continue the unsung work that captured her heart.

Trade paperback, 6" x 9"
138 pages with b/w photographs
ISBN 978-1-936447-54-1 Softcover  $14.95

Hardbound 978-1-936447-55-8 $24.95

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