Chester Nez: 2 books
by Chester Nez, Judith Schiess Avila
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Chester Nez’s memoir was just the beginning. Here are more stories and photos from the last remaining Navajo Code Talker of World War II.
After the publication of his book, Code Talker, Chester Nez reflects on the path that took him to where he is today—from growing up on the New Mexico...
Code Talker
The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII.
His name wasn’t Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him...