[PDF] Patches Of Fire eBook

Author : Albert French
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 24,57 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385483667

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Personal, lyrical, and extraordinary, "Patches of Fire is a memorable exploration of the black soldier's experience in Vietnam, the plight of the Vietnam veteran, and the redemptive power of writing. With the same passion for truth and stunning honesty that marks his highly acclaimed fiction, Albert French's remarkable memoir tells the story of a young man's encounter with a war and with deaths beyond his understanding; of his return to a country torn by racial unrest in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and of his painstaking efforts to defeat his inner demons and make a place for himself as a black man in white America. With a starkness tempered by humor, French brings to life the horrors of Vietnam, and recounts in compelling detail his uneasy tenure as a newspaper photographer, his heady days as publisher of his own magazine, his confrontations with the ghostly images of Vietnam that haunted his dreams--and the sense of renewal and purpose he achieved as a novelist.

Author : Leonard H Mowry
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 14,53 MB
Release : 2017-09-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781973721536

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The representational badges of courage and honor worn throughout the world by firefighters of every nation, are but a token symbol of the bravery within each firefighter. You will find on these pages fascinating examples of fire service tradition which has been handed down through the ages. A select group of Florida fire service departments have been chosen for this first volume which takes a look at the tradition and symbolism of our shoulder patches. If you are a firefighter, this book is for you. If you collect fire department patches, all the more reason to include this document in your library.

Author : Christian A. Kull
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 39,47 MB
Release : 2004-07-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226461403

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Long considered both best friend and worst enemy to humankind, fire is at once creative and destructive. On the endangered tropical island of Madagascar, these two faces of fire have fueled a century-long conflict between rural farmers and island leaders. Based on detailed fieldwork in Malagasy villages and a thorough archival investigation, Isle of Fire offers a detailed analysis of why Madagascar has always been aflame, why it always will be aflame, and ultimately, as Christian Kull argues, why it should remain aflame.

Author : Julie Zamora
Publisher :
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 28,52 MB
Release : 2021-11-09
Category :
ISBN : 9780578322537

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A little boy self-proclaims himself a superhero as he embraces and takes on his annoying and irritating skin condition of eczema. Despite his daily struggles he puts on a brave face and conquers the day and encourages other to do the same teaching children they are all masterpieces.

Author : Christopher P. Brown
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 30,23 MB
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1618585533

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Great patch book focused only on World War II. Depicts hundreds of SSIs (patches), tabs and scrolls, as well as chevrons, including SSI reproductions for comparative purposes. Learning how to defeat the reproduction cheats alone is well worth reading.