''I Walked with Heroes'' is an autobiographical book written by

Carlos P. Romulo Carlos Peña Romulo Sr. (January 14, 1898 – December 15, 1985) was a Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. He was a reporter at the age of 16, a newspaper editor by 20, and a publisher at 32. He was a co-founder of t ...

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In ''I Walked with Heroes'', Romulo personally reviewed his boyhood, early life, school days, and career in which he presented the facts and events with "frankness, intimacy, sense of person-to-person communication". It included Romulo's memories of his parents and the first time he met the Americans in the person of soldiers stationed in

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, his native town in

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. The time was during the

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. The nameless soldier taught Romulo and other Filipino boys how to read and write in English using Edward Baldwin's ''

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''. Romulo also narrated his life in

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when he was both a morning-time student and an evening-time news reporter. A part of the book mentioned how Romulo was praised by then President of the Philippine Senate

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after writing a news item against Quezon's political opponents. In the pages of the autobiography, the reader would find that Romulo was comfortable in employing humor such as "telling jokes on himself", particularly in reference to his height to make the reader enjoy his writing. The book revealed Romulo's "unfailing faith in mankind".Frederick, John T
"I Walked with Heroes by Carlos P. Romulo
Speaking of Books, ''The Rotarian'', September 1961, books.google.com"I Walked with Heroes by Carlos P. Romulo"
Lesson 24, ''Readings and Communication Skills in English'', page 277, 1994/2000, Rex Book Store/Rex Printing Company, Inc., books.google.com,

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