Author: Nvasekie N. Konneh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578113005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Land of My Fathers Birth is a memoir of war, survival, and adventure, spanning continents, from Liberia to the Ivory Coast; from United States to the Middle East and Europe. It is a personal story of surviving ethnic and religious persecution during the Liberian Civil War, as author Nvasekie Konneh, of mixed Mandingo and Mano heritage, fled from the advancing rebel forces of Charles Taylor. It is a story of courage, as Konneh sought refuge in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where he met and befriended the daughter of the countrys first military leader, Robert Guei. It is a story of reinvention, as Konneh comes to the United States, joined the US Navy, and is stationed on board the USS Detroit during which the ship is deployed in the Middle East and Europe making port visits to Haifa/Jerusalem, Dubai, Paris, and Dakar. It is a celebration of ethnic and religious diversity, a call to embrace differences in times of war and peace from a social activist who has been writing for social cultural enlightenment since the early 1990s. For those to whom the idea of living through a civil war is unimaginable, this book is an eye-opening revelation. For those who lived through or observed it at first hand, Konneh provides an insightful, panoramic view of the experiences he and his countrymen shared. The greatest tales of adventure are those lived by real people in challenging times: The Land of My Fathers Birth is a thrilling and enlightening saga for all readers.
The Land of My Father's Birth
Author: Nvasekie N. Konneh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578113005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Land of My Fathers Birth is a memoir of war, survival, and adventure, spanning continents, from Liberia to the Ivory Coast; from United States to the Middle East and Europe. It is a personal story of surviving ethnic and religious persecution during the Liberian Civil War, as author Nvasekie Konneh, of mixed Mandingo and Mano heritage, fled from the advancing rebel forces of Charles Taylor. It is a story of courage, as Konneh sought refuge in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where he met and befriended the daughter of the countrys first military leader, Robert Guei. It is a story of reinvention, as Konneh comes to the United States, joined the US Navy, and is stationed on board the USS Detroit during which the ship is deployed in the Middle East and Europe making port visits to Haifa/Jerusalem, Dubai, Paris, and Dakar. It is a celebration of ethnic and religious diversity, a call to embrace differences in times of war and peace from a social activist who has been writing for social cultural enlightenment since the early 1990s. For those to whom the idea of living through a civil war is unimaginable, this book is an eye-opening revelation. For those who lived through or observed it at first hand, Konneh provides an insightful, panoramic view of the experiences he and his countrymen shared. The greatest tales of adventure are those lived by real people in challenging times: The Land of My Fathers Birth is a thrilling and enlightening saga for all readers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578113005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Land of My Fathers Birth is a memoir of war, survival, and adventure, spanning continents, from Liberia to the Ivory Coast; from United States to the Middle East and Europe. It is a personal story of surviving ethnic and religious persecution during the Liberian Civil War, as author Nvasekie Konneh, of mixed Mandingo and Mano heritage, fled from the advancing rebel forces of Charles Taylor. It is a story of courage, as Konneh sought refuge in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where he met and befriended the daughter of the countrys first military leader, Robert Guei. It is a story of reinvention, as Konneh comes to the United States, joined the US Navy, and is stationed on board the USS Detroit during which the ship is deployed in the Middle East and Europe making port visits to Haifa/Jerusalem, Dubai, Paris, and Dakar. It is a celebration of ethnic and religious diversity, a call to embrace differences in times of war and peace from a social activist who has been writing for social cultural enlightenment since the early 1990s. For those to whom the idea of living through a civil war is unimaginable, this book is an eye-opening revelation. For those who lived through or observed it at first hand, Konneh provides an insightful, panoramic view of the experiences he and his countrymen shared. The greatest tales of adventure are those lived by real people in challenging times: The Land of My Fathers Birth is a thrilling and enlightening saga for all readers.
KWEE: Liberian Literary Magazine
Author: D. Othniel Forte
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329576810
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
KWEE is Liberia's foremost literary magazine. We are a monthly print and online issue.KWEE collects the latest, best and most relevant news, views, interviews with Liberians authors/poets [home and in the diaspora] and mixes these up with great stories, poetry and articles from around the world.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329576810
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
KWEE is Liberia's foremost literary magazine. We are a monthly print and online issue.KWEE collects the latest, best and most relevant news, views, interviews with Liberians authors/poets [home and in the diaspora] and mixes these up with great stories, poetry and articles from around the world.
A Narrative of the Life of Mary Jemison
Author: James Everett Seaver
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Woodley v. Lancaster, 307 MICH 473 (1943)
Going to War for America
Author: Nvasekie N. Konneh
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412003954
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
A writer, civil/human right activist; an enlisted personnel in the U.S Navy. Two different persons in one body. These experiences are captured in a poetic expression that's deep and penetrating.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412003954
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
A writer, civil/human right activist; an enlisted personnel in the U.S Navy. Two different persons in one body. These experiences are captured in a poetic expression that's deep and penetrating.
J.D.'s Anguish
Author: Mr. Govind Bhadresa
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469108569
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Our story begins with a man called Deepak Patel, who lived in Gujarat, India. After his initial triumph and achievements, he was faced with a tragedy as a result of which he had to leave India and migrate to the country of Uganda with some haste.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469108569
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Our story begins with a man called Deepak Patel, who lived in Gujarat, India. After his initial triumph and achievements, he was faced with a tragedy as a result of which he had to leave India and migrate to the country of Uganda with some haste.
Texas Cowboys
Author: Jim Lanning
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9780890966587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A collection of twenty-three Depression-era interviews in which Texas cowhands describe their everyday responsibilities and experiences.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9780890966587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A collection of twenty-three Depression-era interviews in which Texas cowhands describe their everyday responsibilities and experiences.
A Narrative of the Life of Mary Jemison, De-he-wä-mis
Author: James Everett Seaver
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The old suitcase
Author: Claudio Camillo
Publisher: Youcanprint
ISBN: 8891198919
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
All began with the random discovery in the attic of the house, of an old cardboard suitcase, which spurred the author to tell, through a journey in time and memory, the story of a peasant community, from Pietracupa , a small town of Molise, where his father was born and from where, at age 14, he left for Rome in search of fortune, bringing with him only that cardboard suitcase. The author, in his stories, examines the early twenty centuries peasant world, its characters, its values, its poverty; tells of mass emigration which began in late 19th century, the reasons for the depopulation of Italian villages and he himself is actor and spectator of the events of the last 75 years of world history, describing facts, events and tragedies involving the world , analyzing them with the eyes of the child first, with the look of the adult then, and now with that of an old man ; the stories unfold like an historical film, about how we were and how we are.The author ends his travel,returning in the lonely and desert village of his childhood and this will be an opportunity to regain his childhood memories and to reflect on the values of life.
Publisher: Youcanprint
ISBN: 8891198919
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
All began with the random discovery in the attic of the house, of an old cardboard suitcase, which spurred the author to tell, through a journey in time and memory, the story of a peasant community, from Pietracupa , a small town of Molise, where his father was born and from where, at age 14, he left for Rome in search of fortune, bringing with him only that cardboard suitcase. The author, in his stories, examines the early twenty centuries peasant world, its characters, its values, its poverty; tells of mass emigration which began in late 19th century, the reasons for the depopulation of Italian villages and he himself is actor and spectator of the events of the last 75 years of world history, describing facts, events and tragedies involving the world , analyzing them with the eyes of the child first, with the look of the adult then, and now with that of an old man ; the stories unfold like an historical film, about how we were and how we are.The author ends his travel,returning in the lonely and desert village of his childhood and this will be an opportunity to regain his childhood memories and to reflect on the values of life.
Land where My Fathers Died
Author: Joe E. Morris
Publisher: Context Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
In 1954, ex-convict Joe Shelby Ferguson sets out for Mexico to find the relatives hinted at in letters written by his great-great-great-grandmother.
Publisher: Context Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
In 1954, ex-convict Joe Shelby Ferguson sets out for Mexico to find the relatives hinted at in letters written by his great-great-great-grandmother.