Crayon Sketches And Off-Hand Takings Of Distinguished American Statesmen, Orators, Divines, Essayists, Editors, Poets, And Philanthropists Review
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Crayon sketches and offhand takings of distinguished American statesmen, orators, divines, essayists, editors, poets, and philanthropists Review
Tales From the American Hobbit Review
Hobos, space aliens, a day in the life of a Rescue Mission, chillers, thrillers - all in a collection of short stories by South Carolina's author of "The American Hobbit". Spiced with a delicious flavor that even your mother will approve of, "Tales from the American Hobbit" takes you on a fantasy ride through the lives of the downtrodden in the United States and its surrounding galaxies. This is a book about today, yesterday, and tomorrow, all wrapped up under one cover.
Remembrances in Black: Personal Perspectives of the African American Experience at the University of Arkansas Review
With the admittance in 1948 of Silas Hunt to the University of Arkansas Law School, the university became the first southern public institution of higher education to officially desegregate without being required to do so by court order. The process was difficult, but an important first step had been taken. Other students would follow in Silas Hunt's footsteps, and they along with the university would have to grapple with the situation. Remembrances in Black is an oral history that gathers the personal stories of African Americans who worked as faculty and staff and of students who studied at the state's flagship institution.
These stories illustrate the anguish, struggle, and triumph of individuals who had their lives indelibly marked by their experiences at the school. Organized chronologically over sixty years, this book illustrates how people of color navigated both the evolving campus environment and that of the city of Fayetteville in their attempt to fulfill personal aspirations. Their stories demonstrate that the process of desegregation proved painfully slow to those who chose to challenge the forces of exclusion. Also, the remembrances question the extent to which desegregation has been fully realized.
Doughnut Dollies: American Red Cross Girls During World War II : A Novel Review
American service men in England during World War II called American Red Cross girls ''Doughnut Dollies.'' It was a warm and affectionate term designed to show the soldiers' appreciation for the morale-building efforts of the American Red Cross. The Red Cross girls operated ''clubmobiles'' which were driven to air bases where the girls served fresh doughnuts, hot coffee, and broadcast Big Band music over loud-speakers to welcome airmen as they returned from missions overseas. Red Cross girls also helped establish and operate recreation clubs wherever American service men were stationed. In London, fourteen American Red Cross clubs furnished entertainment, meals, snacks and maintained dormitories for soldiers on leave. This novel is the story of two Red Cross Aero Club directors stationed on air fields where they were instructed to establish recreation clubs. It is a story of their accomplishments, frustrations, romances, and the tragedies they witnessed and experienced.
American Rebels Review
American Soldier at 13 Years Old: WWII Review
I was 13 years old and clearly remember World War II in 1943 and patriotism was at its' highest. Young men 18 years old and men up to 40 years old were being drafted into the military service. I was tall for my age at 13. I went to the draft board and told them I was 18, they believed me and I was drafted into the army. After 1 year of military duty, I was honorably discharged after returning home. I was inducted into the American Legion as the nation's youngest legionnaire.
At the age of 17 and with the permission of my mother, I volunteered to go back into the army and I was sent to serve in Berlin in 1947. At this time in Berlin, the Russians had set up a blockade around West Berlin, trapping American, French and British Armies. When in Berlin, I was given the opportunity to guard some of the top Nazis at Spandau Prison. After my duty in Germany I served in Korea on the front line during the war. Also served in the Vietnam War and was wounded in Vietnam. After 22 years of Army service I retired.
Republic of Dreams: Greenwich Village: The American Bohemia, 1910-1960 Review
A richly woven history of Greenwich Village's Golden Age and of the artists, rebels, and eccentrics who make the Village a cultural phenomenon. Ross Wetzsteon presents a vibrant portrait of the Village through the remarkable and often interrelated stories of its legendary residents, including Eugene O'Neill; Edna St. Vincent Millay; Dawn Powell; the fiery and passionate anarchist Emma Goldman; the pioneering advocate of birth control, Margaret Sanger; and the group of Abstract Expressionists including Jackson Pollock.
The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage Review
