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Still Points - Couverture souple

Swanson, Dr. Barry Lee

 
9781737285519: Still Points
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1737285517 ISBN 13 : 9781737285519
Editeur : Boathouse Productions, 2021

Synopsis

Philip Zumwalt is an accomplished musician, poet, and idealist—a dreamer. Fresh out of college in 1940, he takes a job as a music teacher in a small, rural Illinois town. His plan is to teach for a few years hoping to save enough money to finance his dreams: go to Chicago to become a professional musician and get his pilot’s license. These dreams dominate his thoughts until one summer night when he meets Elinor Robinson.

Philip and Elinor’s forbidden romance—and the specter of war hanging over the country—put Philip’s dreams on hold. When he enlists in the Army Air Force, the gifted artist goes on an unpredictable journey of lost innocence. Life and death hang in the balance as he overcomes his fears and spiritual doubts in a desperate effort to survive aerial combat in the maelstrom of the Southwest Pacific Theater. In the end, a single dream remains for Philip: to return home to the woman he loves.

Based upon the World War II diaries of the real Philip Zumwalt, this debut novel is a bittersweet tale of the transcendent power of love and reminds us of the immense sacrifices made by the men and women of that era.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Barry Swanson is an assistant professor emeritus from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Illinois Wesleyan University and a master's degree in educational administration from Western Illinois University. He has served as president of the Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association and was a founding member of the Galesburg Public Art Commission. Barry has published various articles and poetry for regional publications, coauthored a textbook for a course in educational studies, and currently writes a column for a local newspaper in his hometown of Galesburg, Illinois. He is in the process of writing his second novel. Preceding his professorship at Knox, he served in the United States Army, was an English teacher, basketball coach, and school administrator. He also served as a full-time lecturer in the College of Education at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, where he earned his Doctor of Education degree in 2001. Barry and his wife, Gail, reside on Lake Norman in North Carolina. They have three children and five grandchildren.

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Éditeur
Boathouse Productions
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1737285517
ISBN 13 
9781737285519
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
404
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