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Author: Sylvia Olcott Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595282695 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 526
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Enjoy the unique San Francisco childhood and coast-to-coast years of Sylvia (Tibby) Olcott as she shares in captivating detail her experiences in times that shaped the world. Of special interest is the pre-Hitler Jewish experience, in Europe, the Middle East, and North America, from Mrs. Olcott's point of view. Helping her father create and build the Anti-Defamation League sparked her interest in peoples and beliefs, and she continues to examine her world and the worlds of those around her.
Author: Sylvia Olcott Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595282695 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 526
Book Description
Enjoy the unique San Francisco childhood and coast-to-coast years of Sylvia (Tibby) Olcott as she shares in captivating detail her experiences in times that shaped the world. Of special interest is the pre-Hitler Jewish experience, in Europe, the Middle East, and North America, from Mrs. Olcott's point of view. Helping her father create and build the Anti-Defamation League sparked her interest in peoples and beliefs, and she continues to examine her world and the worlds of those around her.
Author: Bruce C. Smith Publisher: Indiana University Press ISBN: 0253111412 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 327
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How World War II changed New Castle, Indiana. “This is a unique look at the war, far from the front lines, but equally impacting life on the home front.” —Bookviews.com The War Comes to Plum Street brings to life the Second World War through the eyes of a small group of neighbors from a Midwestern town. Bruce C. Smith presents their stories just as they happened, without explanation or interpretation. To experience the war as they did, insofar as it is possible, we must understand how they perceived everyday events and recognize the incompleteness of their knowledge of what was taking place in Europe and the Pacific. The inhabitants of Plum Street in New Castle, Indiana, resemble many other average Americans of their day. As we discover how they experienced those fateful years, these Americans may have something to teach us about how we live in our own turbulent time. “This remains a superb story. Bruce C. Smith has a wonderful eye for detail and a compelling perspective and voice. We care about this place and the people who live here.” —James H. Madison, author of Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana “The book is worth reading for what it offers about the emotional life of the times. Smith recognizes that in a small community and, more particularly, on a single street, lives are enmeshed . . . Ultimately, this book is deeply personal, but it reminds us that life is lived at a deeply personal level.” —HistoryNet.com
Author: Gary Clark Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 161160818X Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 227
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Chuck is the ninth grader, the fat kid from a father absent family, and the whipping boy for the jocks at his school. Brody is the Special Forces soldier, just returned from Iraq with a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Each afraid to confront his own adversaries, they sit alone, defeated by their weaknesses, suffocating in the loneliness and nightmares of their worst fears. But when Brody moves into the abandoned house on Bird Street, next door to Chuck, the two wounded warriors eventually forge an unlikely friendship THE WAR ON BIRD STREET is a story of torture and suffering at the hands of real and imagined adversaries, and finding that a person who looks and acts like the enemy is the messenger who inspires commitment, healing and the courage to leave the past behind and stand up to take back a life.
Author: Karleen Pendleton Jimenez Publisher: arsenal pulp press ISBN: 155152841X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 153
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In 1984 Los Angeles, Alex is a tomboy who would rather wear her hair short and her older brother’s hand-me-downs, and Wolf is a troubled kid who’s been wearing the same soldier’s uniform ever since his mom died. They temporarily set their worries aside when their street is torn up by digging machines and transformed into a muddy wonderland with endless possibilities. To pass the hot summer days, the two best friends seize the opportunity to turn Muscatel Avenue into a battleground and launch a gleeful street war against the rival neighborhood kids. But when Alex and Wolf make their headquarters inside a deep trench, Alex’s grandmother warns them that some buried things want to be found and some want to stay hidden and forgotten. Although she has the wisdom of someone who has survived the Mexican Revolution, the Spanish Flu, and immigration to a new country, the kids ignore her warning, unearthing more than they bargained for. This exuberant novel perfectly capture the summers of youth, when anything feels possible and an adventure is always around the corner. Bursting with life and feeling, both the people and the land come alive in a tale interwoven with Mexican-American identity, experience, and history. The Street Belongs to Us is a story of family, friendship, and unconditional acceptance, even when it breaks your heart. This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. A Simple book with few images, which is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.
Author: Sylvia Olcott
Author: Sylvia Olcott
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Author: Bruce C. Smith
Author: Gary Clark
Author: William James Stillman
Author: United States. War Department
Author: United States. War Department
Author: United States. War Department
Author: S. Millett Thompson
Author: Karleen Pendleton Jimenez