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Author_H. Byron Earhart
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childhood memories
community life
Cornfield Soldiers
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Family
fun read
history
interesting stories of the past
Midwest
POWs
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reminiscences
Rosie the Riveter
Second World War
USO
Victory Garden
wartime
Product details
- ISBN 9780809370078
- Weight: 458g
- Dimensions: 152 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 21 Aug 2020
- Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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When H. Byron Earhart’s father enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942, young Byron and his family moved into his grandparents' old-fashioned home with a coal-fired range and potbelly stove, and his mother took charge of the family business, a frozen food locker. Grandma was the undisputed head of the family. While his father served on the battleship USS Missouri, his grandparents and mother held the family and the business together. At Grandma’s House is a tribute to everyday Americans who provided the social glue for a country at war as they balanced fear and anxiety for loved ones with the challenges and pleasures of daily life. The experiences of the Earhart family and this Midwestern community, supplemented by contemporary documents, family photos, and professional illustrations, recount with vivid local color the drama that played out on the national and international stage.
When H. Byron Earhart’s father enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942, young Byron and his family moved into his grandparents' old-fashioned home with a coal-fired range and potbelly stove, and his mother took charge of the family business, a frozen food locker. Grandma was the undisputed head of the family. While his father served on the battleship USS Missouri, his grandparents and mother held the family and the business together. At Grandma’s House is a tribute to everyday Americans who provided the social glue for a country at war as they balanced fear and anxiety for loved ones with the challenges and pleasures of daily life. The experiences of the Earhart family and this Midwestern community, supplemented by contemporary documents, family photos, and professional illustrations, recount with vivid local color the drama that played out on the national and international stage.
H. Byron Earhart is the author of several books, including the Twin Destiny Series. You can read more about him at byronearhartauthor.com and byronearhart.com.
