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  • Silver Threads and Golden Strands

    Memoir of a Teenage Warrior

    by William Farmer Sr. ...
    Teenage Warrior is primarily about the effect WWII had on baby brothers who watched older brothers leave home to serve their country. Being left behind, feeling useless, and all the normal frustrations of early teens. Bill became a teenage delinquent before the term was coined. He wrangled his way into the Navy at 15 and soon had doubts that he could handle it. Remembering his Dad's words, I'll ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • All the Gallant Men

    An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor

    by Donald Stratton, Ken Gire ...
    The New York Times bestselling memoir of survival and heroism at Pearl Harbor"An unforgettable story of unfathomable courage." — Reader's DigestIn this, the first memoir by a USS Arizona sailor, Donald Stratton delivers an inspiring and unforgettable eyewitness account of the Pearl Harbor attack and his remarkable return to the fight.At 8:10 a.m. on Decem... ... Read more

    $20.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Old Man and the Harley

    A Last Ride Through Our Fathers' America

    by John Newkirk ...
    Ride with a father and his son on an amazing journey through America's past.In the summer of 1939, with the nation balanced between the Great Depression and the gathering winds of war, young Jack Newkirk set off on a rickety Harley to see both the New York and San Francisco World's Fairs. He had no way of knowing it was to e the autumn of his youth, and that his entire generation would soon be ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • You Can Fly

    The Tuskegee Airmen

    by Carole Boston Weatherford ...
    Illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford ...
    In this “masterful, inspiring evocation of an era” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), ALSC Children’s Literature Legacy Award–winning author Carole Boston Weatherford “wields the power of poetry to tell [the] gripping historical story” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) of the Tuskegee Airmen.I WANT YOU! says the poster of Uncle Sam. But if you’re a young black man in 1940, he doesn’t want you in ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Rotorhead: The Life and Times of an Early Helicopter Pilot

    by Robert A. Close ...
    From the last great sea battles of WWII to dive bomber pilot, helicopter pilot #153, squadron commander, sailing bum and mathematics professor, a most unusual career. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly

    by John Barnes ...
    Over many centuries, wars have been lost due to lack of food and proper supplies for the troops. Without a way to survive, the troops had to retreat rather than stay and fight. The same need applied to ships at sea. New York to Okinawa Sloooooowly is the true story of a soldier who served on one of the supply ships that were vital to the survival of the troops in battle during Wolrd War II. John ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Forward March

    by Joe Ross ...
    Born 1930 in the heart of the depression, Joe Ross was the sixth of seven children. His father died when he was three years old, leaving his mother with seven children, no insurance, and no means of support. The sole source of income came from his mother taking washing and ironing jobs for white families. The first of the family to graduate from high school, Joe was valedictorian of his senior ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Glimpses of Black Life Along Bayou Lafourche

    Brief Stories of How Black People Lived, Worked, and Succeeded During Challenging Times

    by Curtis J. Johnson ...
    This book describes experiences of Black people who lived throughout the Mississippi RiverBayou Lafourche Region of South Louisiana during the period 18751975. These writings cover four parishes (counties) including Saint James, Ascension, Assumption and Lafourche. This area of Louisiana is steeped in American history, beginning in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. The regions uniqueness is ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • A Pennsylvania Dutch Boy

    And the Truth About the Pennsylvania Dutch

    by Merritt George Yorgey ...
    This book paints a portrait of how the Pennsylvania Dutch, or correctly, the Pennsylvania German people are changing. Originally the predominant ethnic group in Pennsylvania, with a population of hundreds of thousands, they are now losing their Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, their Dutchified English accents, and their German cultural traditions. They are falsely perceived as being the Plain people, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Letters Late: Things Left Unsaid

    by Allen R. Remaley ...
    In a series of letters written to those who influenced his life and who have since long passed, a man pays tribute to those he loved. Moments in time, some tender, some troubling and sad, reveal the character of family, friends, teachers and acquaintances. Intertwined in these events of the past are snippets of the present which sometimes contrast sharply with the economic, political and societal ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Community and Change in the North Carolina Mountains

    Oral Histories and Profiles of People from Western Watauga County

    by Nannie Greene, Catherine Stokes Sheppard ...
    Series Book 13 - Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
    Oral history and memoirs preserve much more than a single event. They record information about a time and a particular way of life. Buying a loaf of bread for a dime and a 25-pound bag of flour for a dollar, walking 9 ½ miles in 5 hours, watching the Cove Creek gym (and several school buses) go up in flames--these are just a few of the tales related in this collection of oral and written histories ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Glimpses from Life's Other Side

    An Autobiography

    by Richard Lee ...
    It was my hope in writing this that it be informative, educational, entertaining, and hopefully inspirational. With family history starting prior to my arrival on the scene, it spans nearly 100 years. It describes different times and faraway places. To the older generation it may bring back the past with an occasional side trip down memory lane. To the younger generation it is my desire that they ... Read more

    $4.99 USD