Sergeant York and His People
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• Author: |
Samuel K. Cowen |
• Year Written: |
1922 |
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• Nationality: |
American |
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• Genre: |
Biography |
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• Cover Artist: |
TBA |
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• Voice Actor: |
TBA |
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• Recorded by: |
Derryberry Audio Inc.
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• Length: |
TBA |
"Ah, the good old days!" Maybe they weren't quite as idyllic as we would like to think, but they are definitely worth revisiting. Those simpler, slower, sentimental days can be respites from today's hectic pace and sometime impersonal feel. Enjoying a trip to yesteryear is what our NOSTALGIC AUDIOBOOKS are all about. So, whether you've lived through them yourself or are just of that tender bent, you're invited to sit a spell and reminisce. Now, how about a nice cup of tea?
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Kalliope's Review |
"What a story this is! Sergent York was an underprivileged and undereducated conscript during WW I, who showed remarkable responsibility, courage, and sharp-shooting skill during his army career. He was also a humble, self-reliant, God-fearing, taciturn patriot who slowly moved to action only when sufficiently provoked, and then adamantly refused to capitalize on his fame. For those of you who treasure great men with tested and proven character, this is the book for you!" ~ Kalliope |
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Short Book Summary |
Written in 1922 by Samuel Kincaid Cowan, Sergent York and His Men is the story of a remarkable soldier who served in WW I. Because of the large number of casualties, York suddenly finds himself in charge. He works his way around behind German lines and shoots with such deadly accuracy that the Germans surrender. Then York forced a German officer, captured at gunpoint, to order the surrender of those Germans still fighting. He and the handful of other survivors end up with 132 prisoners! York becomes a national hero and is awarded the Medal of Honor. |
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"From a cabin back in the mountains of Tennessee, forty eight miles from the railroad, a young man went to the World War. He was untutored in the ways of the world. Caught by the enemy in the cove of a hill in the Forest of Argonne, he did not run; but sank into the bushes and single-handed fought a battalion of German machine gunners until he made them come down that hill to him with their hands in air. There were one hundred and thirty-two of them left, and he marched them, prisoners, into the American line. Marshal Foch, in decorating him, said, 'What you did was the greatest thing accomplished by any private soldier of all of the armies of Europe.'" |
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Quote: the Scribe |
"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man,
but he is braver five minutes longer." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 1803 - 1882 ) |