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15 Stars: Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall: Three Generals Who Saved the American Century
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Review Date: 2/22/2018
This is a collective biography for the three named WWII generals and their interactions. Commencing with Pearl Harbor through the deaths of Marshall and MacArthur the interactions are showcased. George Marshall is presented in a most favorable light. Dwight Eisenhower is presented as a competent general but having a p.r. problem with his "driver" Kay Summersby. Douglas MacArthur is presented in quite an unflattering view.
The book is well written and easy to read.
The book is well written and easy to read.
Review Date: 12/24/2009
Cook delicious meals more quickly by using campbell's or other canned soup as a primary ingredient.
Gum-Dipped: A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town (Ohio History and Culture (Paperback))
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Review Date: 10/1/2019
Hopes, dreams and disappointments of an Ohio family and the relationship with Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. The author was the granddaughter of the Comptroller of a Firestone plant and was close to Harvey Firestone. Her father was a supervisor at the reclaim Firestone plant. The faith in the company was shattered on a macro level with the faulty Firestone tires leading to deaths of individuals and the ultimate death of the company with the sale to Bridgestone.
The faith also suffered on a micro level when the author's father developed health issues as a result of the employment and was demoted from supervisor to janitor--a fact he concealed from his family until after his death.
The book reads very fast. I enjoyed it immensely.
The faith also suffered on a micro level when the author's father developed health issues as a result of the employment and was demoted from supervisor to janitor--a fact he concealed from his family until after his death.
The book reads very fast. I enjoyed it immensely.
Notre Dame Vs. the Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defeated the Ku Klux Klan
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Review Date: 11/6/2013
Enjoyed the book. It ignored the Town and Gown co-operation however.
Review Date: 9/16/2012
An excellent read part coming of age and part remembrance of a time when blue collar work earned a wage that supported a family. The effect of the strike at the city's largest employer, a meat packing plant in Minnesota on teens and family dynamics are skillfully told.
Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles Lindbergh
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Review Date: 8/30/2011
It would be surprising to get close to one of the uncommon friends, but four? I especially enjoyed the time the author spent during the rise of the Firestone Company. I was enlightened about the role of Charles Lindbergh in the pre-WWII years as well. I highly recommend the book.
Review Date: 5/9/2010
This is worth 5 stars. This is a fine account of the Americans that moved to Washington, a small Southern city at the outset of the Second World War and went to work for the quickly growing government in the era of carbon paper, manual typewriters and wartime shortages of all manner of consumer goods. The transformation of the District is chronicled by David Brinkley in a fine style.
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