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ISBN 13 : 9781910562413
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (624 download)
Download or read book Do You Remember the 1940s? written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Ashton Hester
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1796076929
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Looking Back written by John Ashton Hester and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two stories of plane crashes in the Oconee County mountains are among the many stories from past issues of the Keowee Courier that are contained in this, the twelfth book in the Looking Back series. This book also contains some commentaries by Courier editor Ashton Hester, and highlights from the years 1938, 1948, 1958, 1988, 1998 and 2008. It is the author's hope that the Looking Back books will bring back some nostalgic memories for longtime residents and provide some historical insight for younger people and newcomers to the area. The Keowee Courier was founded in 1849. Sadly, it was recently closed down, with the final issue coming out on March 27, 2019.
Author : Anita Marie Sackett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954792510
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (925 download)
Download or read book That's how it Used to be written by Anita Marie Sackett and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rob Horlock
Publisher : Unlimited Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781588321282
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (212 download)
Download or read book How Was It for You? written by Rob Horlock and published by Unlimited Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating collection of memories from hundreds of people about the unforgettable decade of the 1940s (including World War II and its aftermath). Memories have been generously shared by contributors from all walks of life in the UK and abroad.
Author : Judith Levine
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439138044
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Do You Remember Me? written by Judith Levine and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her award-winning book Harmful to Minors, Judith Levine radically upended our fixed ideas about childhood. Now, she tackles the other end of life in this poignant memoir of a daughter coming to terms with a difficult father who is sinking into dementia, presenting an insightful exploration of the ways we think about disability, aging, and the self as it resides in the body and the world. In prose that is unsentimental yet moving, serious yet darkly funny, complex in emotion and ideas yet spare in diction, Levine reassembles her father's personal and professional history even as he is losing track of it. She unpeels the layers of his complicated personality and uncovers information that surprises even her mother, to whom her father has been married for more than sixty years. As her father deteriorates, the family consensus about who he was and is and how best to care for him constantly threatens to collapse. Levine recounts the painful discussions, mad outbursts, and gingerly negotiations, and dissects the shifting alliances among family, friends, and a changing guard of hired caretakers. Spending more and more time with her father, she confronts a relationship that has long felt bereft of love. By caring for his needs, she learns to care about and, slowly, to love him. While Levine chronicles these developments, she looks outside her family for the sources of their perceptions and expectations, deftly weaving politics, science, history, and philosophy into their personal story. A memoir opens up to become a critique of our culture's attitudes toward the elderley. A claustrophobic account of Alzheimer's is transformed into a complex lesson about love, duty, and community. What creates a self and keeps it whole? Levine insists that only the collaboration of others can safeguard her father's self against the riddling of his brain. Embracing interdependence and vulnerability, not autonomy and productivity, as the seminal elements of our humanity, Levine challenges herself and her readers to find new meaning, even hope, in one man's mortality and our own.
Author : William R. Holtzapple
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411643143
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Music Makers from Mid Michigan and Surrounding Areas, 1940s Thru 1970s written by William R. Holtzapple and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A note from the author: This book for a limited time only is back in print with a 15%% discount. Due to an unbelievable price increase from the Lulu press, I was forced to abandon the print option in favor of the downloaded version. The print increase was over 60.00 per copy which I thought was out of reach for most interested party's. The download is much more reasonable. I am in the process of finding other means of getting it back in print form. Sorry for any inconvenience. Your author William R. Holtzapple.. Book description: A brief look at some of the recording artists and their work from the Mid- Michigan area. Includes label and picture scans of many records.Over 300 color photos and hundreds of black and white band photos. Also interviews and a price guide to some of the more collectible recording artists are included. 1940s-1970s all types of music are covered. Over 200 8.50" x 11.00" pages and over 1/2" thick, color and black and white.
Author : Guillaume Lachenal
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 1478022485
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)
Download or read book The Doctor Who Would Be King written by Guillaume Lachenal and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Doctor Who Would Be King Guillaume Lachenal tells the extraordinary story of Dr. Jean Joseph David, a French colonial army doctor who governed an entire region of French Cameroon during World War II. Dr. David—whom locals called “emperor”—dreamed of establishing a medical utopia. Through unchecked power, he imagined realizing the colonialist fantasy of emancipating colonized subjects from misery, ignorance, and sickness. Drawing on archives, oral histories, and ethnographic fieldwork, Lachenal traces Dr. David’s earlier attempts at a similar project on a Polynesian island and the ongoing legacies of his failed experiment in Cameroon. Lachenal does not merely recount a Conradian tale of imperial hubris, he brings the past into the present, exploring the memories and remains of Dr. David’s rule to reveal a global history of violence, desire, and failure in which hope for the future gets lost in the tragic comedy of power.
Author : Don Friesen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781948282741
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (827 download)
Download or read book Memories written by Don Friesen and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can one begin a worthwhile story without the immortal words Once upon a Time? My Once upon a Time is set in the 1940s and fabulous '50s, a time where our world was being redefined by a post-war economic boom, all the while remaining true to the universal and unchanging plights and endeavors of humanity that will forever remain untouched by the passage of generations. It is a story of my boyhood in Thomas, Oklahoma, from my earliest childhood memories all the way through high school graduation. And like my world at the time, my story both uniquely defines me and simultaneously reflect my mere commonality to all mankind. Shelley's poem Ozymandias implies that everyone and everything will ultimately be forgotten: "Nothing beside remains . . ." It is this espousal that should compel those of us who have stories to tell, and each of us does, to write them down, to pen them into timeless monuments to the past and heralds to the future before they escape into the mists of history. As we age, our treasured memories age with us . . . evolving into greater and greater historical and personal significance, but fading and calcifying as time marches on. Napoleon said that geography is destiny. I hope you'll find within these pages that mine was a blessed destiny . . . one each of us can find some relic to share in and relate to as I recount endearing times at home with my family, adventures with my brothers, and infamous school day escapades with my classmates who helped carry the 40s and 50s into the memories of our hearts.
Author : E. D. Thompson
Publisher : Westview Publishing Co., Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780974432236
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (322 download)
Download or read book Nashville Nostalgia written by E. D. Thompson and published by Westview Publishing Co., Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: E.D. Thompson chronicles the many changes that Nashville has gone through during the past 50 years. He writes a weekly column on Nashville Nostalgia and also does a weekly radio broadcast.
Author : Cabell Phillips
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780025961005
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (61 download)
Download or read book The 1940's: Decade of Triumph and Trouble written by Cabell Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Marsh
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750957069
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book A 1940s Childhood written by James Marsh and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you remember collecting shrapnel and listening to Children's Hour? Carrying gas masks or sharing your school with evacuees from the city? The 1940s was a decade of great challenge for everyone who lived through it. The hardships and fear created by a world war were immense. Britain's towns and cities were being bombed on an almost nightly basis, and many children faced the trauma of being parted from their parents and sent away to the country to live with complete strangers. For just over half of this decade the war continued, meaning food and clothing shortages became a way of life. But through it all, and afterwards, the simplicity of kids shone. From collecting bits of shot-down German aircraft to playing in bomb-strewn streets, kids made their own fun. Then there was the joy of the second half of the 1940s, when fathers came home and the magic of 'normal life' returned. This trip down memory lane will take you through the most memorable and evocative experiences of growing up in the 1940s.
Author : Rob Horlock
Publisher : 20th Century Memories
ISBN 13 : 9781521578346
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (783 download)
Download or read book The 1940s - How Was It for You? Hundreds of Personal Memories of the 1940s written by Rob Horlock and published by 20th Century Memories. This book was released on 2017-06-24 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'How Was It for You?' is an extensive collection of hundreds of people's personal memories from the unforgettable decade of the 1940s. Whilst many of these memories are of experiences in World War Two, a host of other events in the decade are also recalled. Serious, sad, emotional and humorous stories and anecdotes are all recounted in a variety of styles. A great gift for anyone who lived through these times or who has an interest in this era.If you lived through the 1940s, 'How Was It for You?' will certainly bring back many memories. If you can't recall the decade yourself, the book will give you an interesting snapshot of the life and times endured and enjoyed by your older friends and relatives.Researchers into the 1940s will find a host of 'personal views', the memories of real people recalling their lives at that time.The decade was, of course, dominated by World War Two, the world's bloodiest conflict. During the course of the war, 300,000 British servicemen and women were killed. Four million returned to 'civvy street' to pick up their lives. Many peoples' outlooks were changed forever and women, in particular, looked at the world through different eyes after the war.Rationing was in force throughout the 1940s. In spite of (or perhaps, because of) this, the general health of the average person was better after the war than it had been at the start of the decade.Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten in 1947; the wedding was a welcome break from post-war austerity and amongst the wedding presents was a gift from the Cabinet - all of their combined food coupons. After the war, the electorate chose a socialist government and Churchill was defeated in the election of 1945. People looked forward to a better life. The National Health Service was launched and Social Security was introduced. Working class children with ability were given the chance to improve themselves with the introduction of the 11+ exam, the gateway to a Grammar School education. The winter of 1947 was the worst of the century. The River Thames froze, industry was crippled and there were regular electricity cuts. Further afield, Europe was divided in to the Capitalist West and the Communist East by an 'Iron Curtain.' The state of Israel was founded and China became a People's Republic led by Chairman Mao. India was granted Independence.More details can be found at www.20thcenturymemories.com
Author : Don Friesen
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 9781478786320
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (863 download)
Download or read book Memories: Mostly True, Revisited written by Don Friesen and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can one begin a worthwhile story without the immortal words Once upon a Time? My Once upon a Time is set in the 1940s and fabulous '50s, a time where our world was being redefined by a post-war economic boom, all the while remaining true to the universal and unchanging plights and endeavors of humanity that will forever remain untouched by the passage of generations. It is a story of my boyhood in Thomas, Oklahoma, from my earliest childhood memories all the way through high school graduation. And like my world at the time, my story both uniquely defines me and simultaneously reflects my mere commonality to all mankind. Shelley's poem -Ozymandias- implies that everyone and everything will ultimately be forgotten: -Nothing beside remains . . .- It is this espousal that should compel those of us who have stories to tell, and each of us does, to write them down, to pen them into timeless monuments to the past and heralds to the future before they escape into the mists of history. As we age, our treasured memories age with us . . . evolving into greater and greater historical and personal significance, but fading and calcifying as time marches on. Napoleon said that geography is destiny. I hope you'll find within these pages that mine was a blessed destiny . . . one each of us can find some relic to share in and relate to as I recount endearing times at home with my family, adventures with my brothers, and infamous school day escapades with my classmates who helped carry the 40s and 50s into the memories of our hearts.
Author : E. D. Thompson
Publisher : Westview Publishing Co., Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780975564677
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (646 download)
Download or read book More Nashville Nostalgia written by E. D. Thompson and published by Westview Publishing Co., Inc.. This book was released on 2004-12-10 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is E. D. Thompson's second collection of facts and memories about the Nashville that we remember. If you read Nashville Nostalgia, then you know that you are about to add to the knowledge and happiness that you derived from that book. If this volume is your first look back at the Nashville of your childhood and your parents' childhood, then you are about to embark on a journey through the history of a city like no other. More Nashville Nostalgia will remind you why Nashville is called the Athens of the South and Music City USA, where your favorite department stores and movie theatres were located, when Hillsboro High School burned down, what big bands played in Nashville, and who Alfred Leland Crabb, Louis Nicholas, Jere Baxter, Ken Bramming, and Bettie Page were. On every page is a name, a food, a street, or a pastime which will spark a happy memory-and for the parts which are new to you, this book will make you wish you had known them! My father's love for the past is infectious, and you will find yourself sharing his wistful reverence for those sights and sounds which will never come again but which will never leave our memories and our hearts. The only treasure more valuable than Nashville nostalgia is more Nashville nostalgia!
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Personal, family and local history written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas D. Hamilton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439614970
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Kokomo written by Thomas D. Hamilton and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-06-23 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we move out of the past and into the present, our landscape is forever altered by the passing of time. The face of Kokomo, "The City of Firsts," has changed over the years. Once an image of small-town Americana, Kokomo has grown-expanding its industrial reach, enticing new residents, and continuing to be the first in a number of fields. Kokomo, Indiana: Then and Now takes the reader back to a simpler time in Kokomo history. Using historic images paired with contemporary photos, authors Thomas D. and Barbara Hamilton have created a charming view of the area's history and evolution.
Author : Jack Atchison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781492780649
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Simpler Times; Better Times written by Jack Atchison and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of us who are sixty-years-of-age or older believe that we grew up in an era (the 1940s and 1950s) when life for a child was simpler and better than it is today. Younger people might find this hard to believe because we were certainly less affluent then, as the middle-class really didn't take hold until in the early 1950s; we suffered illnesses that children do not suffer today; and we lacked many of the devices and products that are commonplace now.Most of our homes did not have air-conditioning, or even gas or electric furnaces for that matter. We did not have refrigerators, freezers, microwaves, dishwashers, washers or dryers, televisions, CD or DVD players, touch-tone or cell phones, electronic games, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers, portable radios or computers.More than one car in a family was a rarity. There were no school buses; we walked to and from school. We walked to the store and lugged grocery bags home. We walked to the movies or wherever else we wanted to go. At around the age of ten, we started to stand on the curb, stuck our thumb out, and hitch-hiked longer distances or, if we owned one, we rode a bike. Most yards didn't have fences. Most people did not lock their car doors or the doors to their homes.At school, home, or even at a neighbor's house, if you misbehaved you likely got spanked on the seat of your pants. If you acted up in school, you got spanked. If you continued to act up, you were suspended from school. And if that didn't get your attention, you were expelled.When younger people hear about life in the 1940s and 1950s, they tend to focus on what we did not have and the seemingly harsh discipline to which we, as kids, were subjected. But what they don't focus on, as we older folks do, is how very rich and uncomplicated our lives were in those days.Our playgrounds were vast and varied: fields, swamps, woods, backyards, parking lots and streets; all safe to play in, day or night. Our games were simple, challenging, and fun, and the only equipment required was a tin can; two sticks and two rags; a flashlight; a ball, any kind of a ball; our feet; or a little snow-no money required; just imagination.We didn't have television, but we did have drive-in theaters. We didn't have fast-food places; but we did have soda fountains, candy stores, ice cream parlors, and ice chests full of cold soda pop at every gas station. We didn't have big-box stores, but we had five-and-dimes and dairy stores that sold gallon jugs of fruit punch and lemonade.When we played, we, not adults, determined the game to be played; picked the playing venue; established the rules; chose the teams; refereed the game; and, if we decided to, kept the score. We played not to win or lose; but to have fun. And we played almost every day-snow, rain or shine; sweltering hot or freezing cold-from the time school let out until it was time for bed, breaking only when we had to do homework or eat dinner.We had incredible freedom to choose how we would spend our days. We had the latitude to try new things, to take chances, to make mistakes and, sometimes, bad choices, and to learn from these experiences, good and bad. The brief stories in this book describe how two boys lived and matured during those wonderful days and tell about the people who accompanied them during their journey through childhood. The stories were written to show my children and grandchildren how their father's and grandfather's childhood differed from theirs.As with any trip down memory lane, our recollections may vary slightly from the actual events and, while I'm not aware that is the case, some of the stories in this book might be affected by this same affliction. In any event, this was life as I remember it to have been. Hopefully, the stories will entertain and bring back fond memories to those of my age who elect to read them.
