NEW FOR OCTOBER 2007
P R I D E O F
A M E R I C A
The Letters of
Grace Anderson
U.S.
Army Nurse Corps
World War I
by Shari Lynn Wigle
CLICK FOR MORE INFO / ORDERINGAll of our strength we’ll gladly give you . . .
In their unit song, Grace Anderson and the Base Hospital No. 115 nurses
promised the soldiers: “Pride of America, we’re with you, all of our
strength we’ll gladly give you …” More than ten thousand World War I
army nurses volunteered for a perilous overseas venture. They aided the
troops in the fight for democracy before American women had the right to
vote.
Grace, a nurse anesthetist, helped save lives in the
operating rooms and hospital wards. She healed “our boys” and her own
heartaches—a life-changing romance and the tragic loss of a loved one.
Her 1917–1925 letters follow her from Camp Pike training to
France, occupied Germany, and her return home. The narrative interweaves
her correspondence with World War I history and her personal life,
including her secret relationship with an army surgeon. The true story
focuses on the human side of the Great War and recounts Grace’s challenges
in the postwar years.
About the Author
During a home remodeling project, Dana and Lynn Swan found the World War I
letters of his grandmother, Grace Anderson, a U.S. Army nurse. The
serendipitous event led Shari Lynn Wigle on a journey back to the Great
War and offered her a new adventure in research and writing. The author
has had many articles published in magazines and newspapers. Her career
also includes newspaper reporting, film production, and corporate public
relations/publications. A graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in
Indiana and of the University of California, Los Angeles, she lives in
Westlake Village, California. Pride of America, We’re With You is
the author’s first book.
MIGUEL'S
ARMY
Michael "Miguel" Elcano
ISBN: 0-918736-83-8
6" x 9", 130pp., $12.95 illustrated w/ many photos
This
book covers the ninety years of Michael "Miguel" Elcano, highlighting a
career marked by four United States Army Honorable Discharges at the
grades of
Flying Cadet, 1st Lt., and finally, Lt. Col.
Michael received a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars in France during World
War II. He also received a Bronze Star while Executive Officer of a Field
Artillery Unit in Korea. As a technical Intelligence Officer he was
responsible for Combat Surveillance and Target Acquisition in 7th Army in
Europe and Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington.
LETTERS TO MOM
World
War II
and After
by Ernest E. Personeus,
Lt. Col, USAF (Ret.)
ISBN: 0-918736-84-6
6" x 9", 176pp., $13.95 illustrated w/ many photos
On December 24, 1942, Ernest E. Personeus heard
from The President of the United States in the form of an "Order to Report
for Induction" at 7:00 a.m. on the 4th of January 1943. This volume includes
all the letters that Ernie sent home while at the front. Along with the
letters, he’s included photos and specific information that, understandably,
could not be included in his letters home. An excellent story for readers
interested in World War II and the German Occupation.
THE
SMOOTH LOG
Arthur Randolph Murray
ISBN: 1-59663-535-5
6" x 9", 404pp. $16.95
illustrated w/many photos
Arthur Randolph Murray’s time in the U.S. Merchant Marine
spanned twelve years. He was born in Philadelphia, PA and grew up in Eastern
Long Island, NY. He completed the Midshipman program at the N.Y. State Maritime
Academy in 1945 with a license as Third Mate and an Ensign’s commission in the
U.S. Naval Reserve. In 1955 he left the Maritime Service and took a position
with Republic Aviation as a design Engineer. In 1965 he joined the Westinghouse
Oceanic Division as project engineer on Deepstar and Trieste II submersible
programs. In 1992, after developing a new business area in safety certification
of diving and hyperbaric systems, he retired from Westinghouse. He is a
long-time member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
 Watercolor
Memories
D. W. Starr
ISBN: 1-59663-507-X
8 1/4"x 11,128pp $19.95
full color ill. throughout
My view of watercolor ranges from opaque, such as acrylic, to gouache
and thus to transparent, which is the classic watercolor nomenclature. The
latter lends itself to a minimum amount of equipment to carry in the field
in order to capture the moment. After many studies and drawings, I feel
prepared to paint a studio rendering. The relatively small size of my
studies does, at times, require drastic changes to the original concept
because of scale considerations. This approach either opens the door to
develop the final "studio" painting or slams the door shut on
pursuit of the idea as a major studio piece.
The object of this book is to show my approach to the
development of an idea, from the sketch stage to the final rendering. |
Soldier's
stories of WWII:
"The War"
From Our
–AMERICAN VOICES SERIES–
all titles profusely illustrated with unique contemporary photos
Dad's
War with the
United States Marines
by Peter H. Green
ISBN 1-59663-501-0 $14.95 6"x 9", xxi+280.illustrated
Here is a new kind of World War II memoir— a family narrative that relates the
exploits of a low-ranking but resourceful nonconformist whose talents were lost
on the military bureaucracy. In the spring of 1944 Ben Green enlisted in the
Marine Corps with the intent of assisting the war effort as an officer in combat
intelligence. He was 35 years old and left behind a wife and two small children.
The vagaries of war, however, did not result in his anticipated officer
training. Instead, Ben Green found himself training in the Marine infantry along
with tough, angry kids, half his age.
Back home, Ben's family coped with economics, emotional stress, and fear of the
unthinkable as they waited in terror for the news of Ben’s assignment to the
next island invasion. But, a half-a-world away, like Luther Billis in Michener’s
Tales of the South Pacific, Ben used his maturity and experience to adapt to
both the absurdities and opportunities of military life. He learned how to work
the “system”—to save his skin for his family’s sake—and to eke meaningful
service to his country out of his chaotic situation. It is a story that, like
war itself, reveals both the universal and the intensely person elements of
survival, love, and sacrifice while serving self, family, and country in ways
and circumstances that none involved dreamed possible.
This book is a chronicle of discovery in the World War II experiences of Ben
Green, but creating it was also a journey of discovery for the author,
Through the experience of writing and researching this book, Ben’s son learned
that a father he had respected but never fully understood, nor knew how to love,
had, indeed, been his mentor and his best friend. Based on the letters and
writings of the author’s parents, two talented journalists who wrote each other
daily, as filtered through his own family experience, this narrative describes
one family’s struggle when swept along in the tides of the world’s biggest war.
The book is further documented by his mother’s biographical script for a 48th
“This Is Your Life” surprise birthday party for Ben. Also included are six
humorous, short sketches, worthy of Mac Hyman’s No Time for Sergeants, entitled,
My War with the United States Marines, that Ben Green wrote and presented to the
Chicago Literary Club in 1965. It is also viewed, first by the author as a
six-year-old, and then from his contemporary perspective as a survivor of the
mayhem. The book is illustrated with Ben’s own drawings, included in his letters
home.
This approach is
probably the result of years of engineering training. The progression of
steps from ideas, to sketches, to an end product, is often a long,
methodical process. This is not a painful process to those who have
patience, but it is nearly impossible for those who have a quick-trigger
attitude. The difference defines the complete range of approaches to my
paining, whether it is a reaction to a scene or circumstance or a studied
approach to define an idea in detail. About the Author:
As of this writing I am 83 years of age. I have decided it is time to
reveal my thoughts and approaches to art for the consideration of future
generations who enjoy art and may find new ways to express their feelings
with painting. The thought process and reaction to stimuli will determine
the result —David W. Starr, 2005
After forty-four years of engineering, in the aeronautical,
research and development field, I decided to go back to ‘school’ and study
art. I completed by B.A. in art in 1975 and my M.A. in Art in 1979, at
California State University—Northridge, California. During that period I studied under
Hans Burkhardt; one of the world’s
most celebrated artists. Col. Starr's paintings are represented in the
permanent collection of the U.S. Air Force Museum
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Chrome Horse Chronicleses
by Fred O'Brien
An odyssey in six continent straddling trips: One Man, his Harley, and
America.
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Danger's Disciple by Sam Hall Bestselling Author of
Counter Terrorist
Coming this fall
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