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The Bravest Guy
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Author : Harry E. Wedewer
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-10-12
The Bravest Guy written by Harry E. Wedewer and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-12 with categories.
As a U.S. Army infantryman in World War II, Don Wedewer was twice wounded in four days. On both occasions, he was left for dead. Now he was a double amputee and blind with seemingly no hope for the future. Yet through extraordinary determination and persistence, this highly decorated combat veteran overcame seemingly impossible odds to become a state and national leader in providing opportunities for those with visions loss. This is Don Wedewer's story. For more information visit www.bravestguy.com
The Bravest Guy
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Author : Harry E. Wedewer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
The Bravest Guy written by Harry E. Wedewer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
The Bravest Guy is Don Wedewer's story. As a 19-year-old infantryman from Dyersville, Iowa, serving in World War II, he was twice wounded in four days in combat. While attempting to aid a fellow injured soldier he stepped on a land mine severing both of his legs and leaving him with vision in only one eye. Four days later, the hospital he was recovering in was hit by a Nazi V-1 "Buzz Bomb," causing the ceiling to collapse on top of him and leading to his loss of vision in his second eye. On both occasions, Catholic priests conferred final blessings on Wedewer. He had been given up for dead.With incredible persistence and determination, Wedewer overcame the fact that at 19, he was legless and blind, to become a leader in Florida, as well as nationally, in providing opportunities for those with vision loss. He spent two years in Army hospitals at one of which he met his future wife then only 18. She became his indispensable support system as he gained degrees at the University of Missouri and subsequently had to overcome the institutional barriers that in post-World War II America deprived opportunities to those with vision loss. A brief meeting with the internationally renowned activist Helen Keller cemented Wedewer's determination to succeed and eventually realize for tens of thousands of others Keller's dream of equitable treatment for those with vision loss. As a state and national leader in providing opportunities for those with vision loss, Wedewer was successively recognized by Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton and was awarded the highest honor in the blindness field - the Migel Medal - conferred by the American Foundation for the Blind.For those who have any connection to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, World War II and other wars, as well as with vision loss, or, whether you are just looking for an inspirational story, this is your book as written by one of Wedewer's sons who in the process discovered much that he had not known about his father.
The Bravest Man In The World
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Author : Patricia Polacco
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Release Date : 2019-09-24
The Bravest Man In The World written by Patricia Polacco and has been published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-24 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
From master storyteller Patricia Polacco comes the tragic and beautiful story inspired by Wallace Hartley—the musician who played with his band to calm the passengers of the Titanic as the ship sank. One afternoon, Jonathan Harker Weeks didn’t feel like practicing the piano. So his grandfather decided to tell him a story to show how much of an impact music can have. When he was a child growing up poor in Ireland, his mother made sure he learned to play the fiddle, despite their challenges. After his mother passed away and he was on his own, Jonathan’s grandfather fell asleep hiding in a mail sack and was taken to a ship. When he woke up, he realized he was on the Titanic on its maiden voyage, and it was there that he met Wallace Hartley and Mrs. Weeks, a kind man and woman who took him in. Then one night, the majestic ship hit an iceberg. He and Mrs. Weeks were put on a lifeboat—and Mr. Hartley and his band bravely continued to play to calm the crew and passengers. The story of Wallace Hartley is true and he is known throughout the world as a hero. The New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of The Keeping Quilt Patricia Polacco offers this stunning and heartbreaking picture book to celebrate the memory and bravery of a single man who used the power of music to comfort thousands of people during a catastrophic situation.
The Bravest Man
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Author : William Tuohy
language : en
Publisher: Presidio Press
Release Date : 2009-03-04
The Bravest Man written by William Tuohy and has been published by Presidio Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-04 with History categories.
“There’s no margin for mistakes in submarines. You’re either alive or dead.” –Richard O’Kane Hailed as the ace of aces, captain Richard O’Kane, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his consummate skill and heroism as a submarine skipper, sank more enemy ships and saved more downed fliers than anyone else. Now Pulitzer Prize—winning author William Tuohy captures all the danger, the terror, and the pulse-pounding action of undersea combat as he chronicles O’Kane’s wartime career–from his valiant service as executive officer under Wahoo skipper Dudley “Mush” Morton to his electrifying patrols as commander of the USS Tang and his incredible escape, with eight other survivors, after Tang was sunk by its own defective torpedo. Above all, The Bravest Man is the dramatic story of mavericks who broke the rules and set the pace to become a new breed of hunter/killer submariners who waged a unique brand of warfare. These undersea warriors would blaze their own path to victory–and transform the “Silent Service” into the deadliest fighting force in the Pacific.
To The Bravest Person I Know
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Author : Ayesha Chenoy
language : en
Publisher: Ebury Press
Release Date : 2029-09
To The Bravest Person I Know written by Ayesha Chenoy and has been published by Ebury Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2029-09 with categories.
From growing up with dysfunctional families to coming of age, from dealing with heartbreak, pain and grief to learning to accept and forgive, To the Bravest Person I Know is modern therapy delivered to you through a series of poems and a letter in verse that runs as a footnote from the beginning to the end of the book.
Waterloo The Bravest Man
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Author : Andrew Swanston
language : en
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Release Date : 2015-07-18
Waterloo The Bravest Man written by Andrew Swanston and has been published by Allison & Busby this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-18 with Fiction categories.
June, 1815. The Coldstream Guards and the third guards are waiting impatiently for orders to move into battle against Napoleon and his French army. Every day seems endless as the troops wait for Wellington's orders. When word is finally received, the path to glory it is not quite what the troops were hoping for. Hours of marching during the day are followed by restless nights' sleep in the rain, dampening their spirits and weakening morale. When the group eventually encounter the French in battle, a special command comes from Wellington himself to Colonel James Macdonell of the Coldstream Guards: hold the chateau at Hougoumont and do not let the French pass. What happens next is history.
A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall
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Author : Will Chancellor
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2014-07-08
A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall written by Will Chancellor and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-08 with Fiction categories.
A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall is an exuberant literary debut--a novel of real ideas and a playful examination of our in-between world, one that explores the nature of family, identity, art, and belief while also marking the introduction of an original new voice in contemporary fiction. Owen Burr is the six-foot-eight, Olympics-bound senior captain of the Stanford University water polo team. In his final collegiate match, however, he suffers a catastrophic injury that destroys his hopes and dreams, flattening his entire world into two dimensions. His identity as an athlete erased but his ambition indelible, he defies his father, a classics professor who lives in a "cave" of his own making, and moves to Berlin with naive plans to make conceptual art. Then he disappears. Without a single clue as to his son's location, Dr. Burr embarks upon a tour of public lectures from Greece to Germany to Iceland in an attempt to draw out his endangered son. Instead, he foments a violent uprising.
The Bravest Man
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Author : William Tuohy
language : en
Publisher: Sutton Pub Limited
Release Date : 2001
The Bravest Man written by William Tuohy and has been published by Sutton Pub Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Describes the life and naval career of Richard O'Kane and the patrols of United States submarines in the Pacific.
The Bravest Man I Know
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Author : James Hanley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
The Bravest Man I Know written by James Hanley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with categories.
The Brave Servant
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Author : Suzanne Barchers
language : en
Publisher: Red Chair Press
Release Date : 2013-08-01
The Brave Servant written by Suzanne Barchers and has been published by Red Chair Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The Lord of Luchow was a kind man, but his people are threatened with war. A loyal servant finds a way to protect his master and bring peace to the lands. Themes: bravery, intelligence, devotion.