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Hardback or Cased Book. Condizione: New. Out of Little Egypt: A True Story. Book.

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Rags to riches would also have been an appropriate title for this book. Duke was born in a log cabin during the Great Depression but rose to the pinnacle of his profession. He saw poverty first hand as his family lost their farm and had to move to town to become the first Drapers to leave farm life. Duke's father was drafted and spent more than four years fighting in Europe during WWII. His mother provided for the family by scaling bark from heated logs in a local log mill. His sister lived with his grandparents. School, church and dating activities of the period are described. Because of numerous life threatening experiences, local townspeople doubted that Duke would live to adulthood. University life is described along with the experiences of a young paratrooper sent to Germany to become an occupation soldier in Nazi Germany. Army life is detailed in humorous and not so humorous details. Travel to many European countries with the funny incidents broadened his cultural outlook on life. Later he was to travel to 55 countries. Talks with a survivor of the Dachau Concentration Camp and a leader of the French Resistance who was tortured by the Nazis showed him the stark reality of life. Readers of this book will be able to discover: 1. Where babies are used to commit crimes.2. How gypsies rob tourists. 3. Which countries allow men to touch women on buses and trains. 4. Which country allows men to spit on females who enter their bars. 5. Where spotted dick is a food item. 6. Where chicken tenders are fried chicken feet. The book concludes with travel incidents, university graduation, marriage and family life. Above all, the Christian way of life and its values are placed in proper perspective. Duke knew his Guardian Angel had saved him many times.…

Gebunden. Condizione: New. KlappentextrnrnRags to riches would also have been an appropriate title for this book. Duke was born in a log cabin during the Great Depression but rose to the pinnacle of his profession. He saw poverty first hand as his family lost their farm a.

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HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Memories of story telling before the fireplace will remain with me the rest of my life. This wonderful time was followed telling before the pot-bellied stove. Later story telling would be initiated by the little listeners of such stories. Later the children would begin to read and tell their own stories. This book of fairy tales has few visuals. Today, children have sufficient means to visuals. This book is to encourage people to read and then tell their own stories. These five fairy tales have no violence, stress Christian values and end on a positive note. Froggy is the story of a tadpole who desires more space and privacy and leaves to find such a space. He is disliked then loved in his new lake. Runt tells of a goat who does not grow. His mother tells him why and he is happy. He becomes lost, but still finds happiness. The Mean Prince is young boy who never tires of being mean. Finally, he turns into an Ogre and is sent from the castle. He makes friends and eventually returns to the castle and a happy life. The Lonely Giant describes a giant who has no friends. His size and frown cause people to avoid him and that makes him sad. One day he befriends a Robin and he becomes a friend to all. The people even change his name. Beautiful Girl is the final story. An infant is left on the door stoop of a man in a small village. His church people want to adopt the little girl until they discover that she has no arms or legs. The man is angry that his church people will not adopt her. He raises the girl and she displays her happiness winging to the animals. One day, she helps a stranger and is made whole. She marries and becomes a happy wife and mother. Hans, the man who raised her, lives with the family. Hopefully, this book will cause people to make-up and tell their own stories.…

Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnMemories of story telling before the fireplace will remain with me the rest of my life. This wonderful time was followed telling before the pot-bellied stove. Later story telling would be initiated by the little listeners of such .…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. My Grandpa's Stories | A Collection | Wallace Dean Draper | Buch | Englisch | 2016 | Outskirts Press | EAN 9781478775980 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.