Almost Forgotten

Author: Joseph K. Oyler
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452095256
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description
At least 107 men from the Bridgeville and South Fayette area perished while serving our country in the military as early as the Civil War and as recently as the Vietnam War. The book documents who they were, where they lived, who their parents and siblings were, the conflict in which they served, their branch of service, when and where they perished, and where they are buried or memorialized. However, it goes beyond these details by relating anecdotes and human interest stories concerning the casualties, their friends, and their families. The author shares his memories of the men who perished, the conflicts in which they served, and his family's connection to the various conflicts. Hundreds of men and women who contributed information to the author are acknowledged. The book unveils many interesting findings. For example, Alexander Asti perished with the Five Sullivan Brothers when the Japanese sank the light cruiser USS Juneau at Guadacanal during World War 2. Most importantly, it resurrects the memory of these men who sacrificed their lives to preserve our liberty and freedom!

Almost Forgotten

Author: Chris R. Davies
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445626519
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
An important piece in the jigsaw of aviation history in Northumberland.

Alternative Ideas from 10 (Almost) Forgotten Economists

Author: Irene van Staveren
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030576094
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
How should we address today’s big problems, and what we can take from icons of economics past? How would John Maynard Keynes have resolved today’s debt problem, or how would Adam Smith have assessed the European carbon emission trading market? This book applies the ideas of ten renowned economists (Marx, Minsky, Keynes, Knight, Bergmann, Veblen, Sen, Myrdal, Smith, Robinson) to real world economic problems, directly or indirectly related to the causes and consequences of the 2008 financial crisis. Each chapter presents an economist, and structures the ‘problem’, the ‘insight’ (the economist’s idea), the ‘economist’ (short bio), and two ‘practices’ offering real-world alternatives. This book presents a lively and original approach that will be of interest to economists and non-economists alike, discussing key elements of an economics for a postcapitalist economy and connecting policy insights to real-world problems of today.

Times Almost Forgotten - the Nick Eldridge Stories

Author: Ward M. Clark
Publisher:
ISBN: 1411638336
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 251

Book Description
In ten compelling scenes ranging from youth to late middle age, The Nick Eldridge Stories paint a vivid tale of one man's life. Nick's career begins at a small newspaper in Baltimore, but from there he goes on to wartime service as an army medic, to a reclusive life in the Colorado mountains, and finally to Alaska, where he discovers a family he never knew he had -- and a contentment that had long eluded him. As Nick narrates his life, his losses, his triumphs, his good times and bad, he paints a vivid picture of his own times, almost forgotten.

Chemical Warfare Secrets Almost Forgotten

Author: James S. Ketchum
Publisher: Chembooks
ISBN: 9781424300808
Category : Chemical warfare
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description

The Good News We Almost Forgot

Author: Kevin L. DeYoung
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 1575675501
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 278

Book Description
If there is "nothing new under the sun," perhaps the main task now facing the Western church is not to reinvent or be relevant, but to remember. The truth of the gospel is still contained within vintage faith statements. Within creeds and catechisms we can have our faith strengthened, our knowledge broadened, and our love for Jesus deepened. In The Good News We Almost Forgot, Kevin DeYoung explores the Heidelberg Catechism and writes 52 brief chapters on what it has shown him. The Heidelberg is largely a commentary on the Apostle's Creed, the Ten Commandments, and the Lord's Prayer, and deals with man's guilt, God's grace, and believers' gratitude. This book is a clear-headed, warm-hearted exploration of the faith, simple enough for young believers and deep enough for mature believers. DeYoung writes, "The gospel summarized in the Heidelberg Catechism is glorious, its Christ gracious, its comfort rich, its Spirit strong, its God Sovereign, and its truth timeless." Come and see how your soul can be warmed by the elegantly and logically stated doctrine that matters most: We are great sinners and Christ is a greater Savior!

Montana Entertainers: Famous and Almost Forgotten

Author: Brian D'Ambrosio
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467141100
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
Treasure State stars Gary Cooper and Myrna Loy found unparalleled success during the Golden Age of Hollywood. For more than a century, Montana has supplied a rich vein of entertainment and personality--from daredevils to dancers and even mimes. Born in Miles City in 1895, comedian Gilbert "Pee Wee" Holmes played sidekick to such stars as Tom Mix. One-time Butte resident Julian Eltinge went on to become America's first famous female impersonator. There was Taylor Gordon, whose golden voice propelled the son of a slave from White Sulphur Springs to Harlem Renaissance fame. From the little-known Robyn Adair to the ever-popular Michelle Williams, author Brian D'Ambrosio marks Big Sky Country's long-standing connections with America's performing arts.

Another Generation Almost Forgotten

Author: Jefferson Wiggins
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 9781413404135
Category : African American families
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The principle that no child should be left behind is now codified in the laws of the United States, but Jefferson Wiggins grew up in a different United States, under a very different set of laws. From the night the Ku Klux Klan came to hang his father to the afternoon he received an honorary doctorate in recognition of his life's work, Jeff's memoir is a story of human triumph over adversity, a story of individuals who can and do make a difference in the lives of others. Most of all, his memoir reminds us of the extraordinary stories that often lie below the surface of seemingly ordinary lives. No reader can help but be moved to tears by this compelling, inspirational work.

Another Generation Almost Forgotten

Author: Jefferson Wiggins
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 141340412X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 243

Almost Hollywood

Author: Blair Miller
Publisher: Hamilton Books
ISBN: 0761859969
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
Blair Miller tells the story of the motion picture industry as it developed in Jacksonville after the turn of the twentieth century. Almost Hollywood reveals the meteoric rise of Jacksonville in early silent films. Home to over thirty studios employing actors, directors, and stagehands, Jacksonville became touted as the “winter film capital of the world” by 1915. A myriad of factors contributed to Jacksonville’s rise and then fall by the mid 1920s. What were the reasons why Jacksonville missed out as the next mecca for filmmaking? Blair Miller tells the story through primary sources from that remarkable period.