![]() ![]() After they fall in love, Nellie learns that he has children, born out of wedlock, with several local native women. The story of “Our Heroine” describes the romance between Nellie and a wealthy, sophisticated French planter. In the book, Nellie has a boyfriend back in Arkansas who was deemed 4-F, the draft classification for men who were incapable of military service due to medical or psychological unfitness. But it is soon revealed that the article was in a section of the paper containing “rural news” and that Nellie is from the fictional rural town of Otolousa, Arkansas. The character Nellie Forbush, one of the aforementioned navy nurses, is introduced briefly in the fourth story of the collection, “An Officer and a Gentleman.” But her main storyline takes place in the eighth story, titled “Our Heroine.” At the beginning of that story, Michener implies that Nellie is from Little Rock (Pulaski County), since she is mentioned in a newspaper from that city. Michener explained that he had wanted to write observations of what he called the “valiant people” he met there: “the French planters, the Australian coast watchers, the Navy nurses, the Tonkinese laborers, the ordinary sailors and soldiers who were doing the work, and the primitive natives to whose jungle fastnesses I had traveled.” Several of the tales involve American encounters with local cultures. Navy while stationed on the New Hebrides Islands in the Pacific during World War II, won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Tales of the South Pacific, a series of nineteen interrelated stories based on Michener’s experiences in the U.S. A native of Arkansas, the character of Nellie first appears in Michener’s book Tales of the South Pacific, which was published in 1947. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.Nellie Forbush is a fictional character created by bestselling author James A. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. He spent three seasons with the Patriots, becoming the first set of twins to play in and win a Super Bowl. After playing the 2017 season with the Cleveland Browns, McCourty was traded to the New England Patriots, reuniting him with twin brother Devin McCourty. McCourty spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Tennessee Titans. McCourty joins GMFB following a 13-year NFL career during which he amassed 18 interceptions in 173 career games for four teams. ![]() Prior to joining CBS Sports in 2014, Erdahl worked at NESN as a host and reporter. During her eight years with CBS, Erdahl served as a sideline reporter for the NFL ON CBS, and most recently was the lead SEC ON CBS reporter. Jamie Erdahl joined NFL Network from CBS Sports. Brandt is a graduate of Princeton University, where he was a three-year starter as a running back and kick returner. Kyle Brandt joined NFL Network from The Jim Rome Show where he served as a producer and head writer starting in 2007, becoming executive producer in 2009. In addition to the NFL, Peter has covered the Olympics and the NBA for FOX, and has been a frequent contributor to GQ. Peter Schrager serves as a national reporter for FOX Sports 1, a senior NFL writer for and an NFL sideline reporter for FOX Sports, concurrently with his role on Good Morning Football. ![]() Good Morning Football features Peter Schrager, Kyle Brandt, Jamie Erdahl and Jason McCourty. ![]()
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