The Last Perfect Summer

By a stroke of luck, eighteen-year-old Louise Tanquist has fallen into a new job as a photographer's assistant. But it's 1917 and the United States is in the verge of entering World War 1. Suddenly, Tacoma, Washington where she lives is being overrun with army recruits headed for nearby Camp Lewis. The Red Cross is asking for socks, socks, and more socks; the Foundation Boat Building Company needs volunteers to paint camouflage on their shops, and spies are skulking around the waterfront. J...