Books with author William Doxey

The extraordinary World War II story of shipwreck and survival that paved John F. Kennedy's path to power – hailed as a “breathtaking account” by James Patterson, “masterfully written” by historian Douglas Brinkley, and “the finest book” ever written on the subject by Lt. Commander William Liebenow, the man who rescued JFK and the PT 109 crew in August 1943.In the early morning darkness of August 2, 1943, during a chaotic nighttime skirmish amid the Solomon Islands, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri barreled through thick fog and struck the U.S. Navy's motor torpedo boat PT 109, splitting the craft nearly in half and killing two American sailors instantly. The sea erupted in flames as the 109's skipper, John F. Kennedy, and the ten surviving crewmen under his command desperately clung to the sinking wreckage; 1,200 feet of ink-black, shark-infested water loomed beneath. "All hands lost," came the reports back to the Americans' base: no rescue was coming for the men of PT 109. Their desperate ordeal was just beginning—so too was one of the most remarkable tales of World War II, one whose astonishing afterlife would culminate two decades later in the White House.Drawing on original interviews with the last living links to the events, previously untapped Japanese wartime archives, and a wealth of archival documents from the Kennedy Library, including a lost first-hand account by JFK himself, bestselling author William Doyle has crafted a thrilling and definitive account of the sinking of PT 109 and its shipwrecked crew's heroics. Equally fascinating is the story's second act, in which Doyle explores in new detail how this extraordinary episode shaped Kennedy's character and fate, proving instrumental to achieving his presidential ambitions: "Without PT 109, there never would have been a President John F. Kennedy," declared JFK aide David Powers.Featuring castaways on a deserted island, a spy network of Solomon Island natives, an Australian coast watcher hidden on the side of a volcano, an S.O.S. note carved into a coconut, and a daring rescue attempt led by Kennedy's fellow American PT boats, PT 109 is an unforgettable American epic of war and destiny.

ADVENTURES of the TEENIE WEENIES 1920 edition with 65 illustrations The Great classic series of Children's stories about a group of tiny people with all the original illustrations. The Teenie Weenies are people two inches tall who live under a rose bush with "real world" size materials made from discarded objects like hats, jars, barrels, kegs, and boxes - all of which were gigantic to them. Each Teenie Weenie has a unique personality that both names them and defines how they interact with the world and each other. The General is in charge and runs the tiny village, the Cook of course is in charge of food, the Fireman, the Policeman, The Turk, the Indian, The Cowboy, the Chinese Man, Grandma, Grandpa, The Lady of Fashion and many many more have many adventures. In this book: - story with the Eastern egg - surviving the rain and flood - helping the bird and the mouse - fighting an enemy - great ball - more than 30 stories in total

The extraordinary World War II story of shipwreck and survival that paved John F. Kennedy's path to power – hailed as a “breathtaking account” by James Patterson, “masterfully written” by historian Douglas Brinkley, and “the finest book” ever written on the subject by Lt. Commander William Liebenow, the man who rescued JFK and the PT 109 crew in August 1943.In the early morning darkness of August 2, 1943, during a chaotic nighttime skirmish amid the Solomon Islands, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri barreled through thick fog and struck the U.S. Navy's motor torpedo boat PT 109, splitting the craft nearly in half and killing two American sailors instantly. The sea erupted in flames as the 109's skipper, John F. Kennedy, and the ten surviving crewmen under his command desperately clung to the sinking wreckage; 1,200 feet of ink-black, shark-infested water loomed beneath. "All hands lost," came the reports back to the Americans' base: no rescue was coming for the men of PT 109. Their desperate ordeal was just beginning—so too was one of the most remarkable tales of World War II, one whose astonishing afterlife would culminate two decades later in the White House.Drawing on original interviews with the last living links to the events, previously untapped Japanese wartime archives, and a wealth of archival documents from the Kennedy Library, including a lost first-hand account by JFK himself, bestselling author William Doyle has crafted a thrilling and definitive account of the sinking of PT 109 and its shipwrecked crew's heroics. Equally fascinating is the story's second act, in which Doyle explores in new detail how this extraordinary episode shaped Kennedy's character and fate, proving instrumental to achieving his presidential ambitions: "Without PT 109, there never would have been a President John F. Kennedy," declared JFK aide David Powers.Featuring castaways on a deserted island, a spy network of Solomon Island natives, an Australian coast watcher hidden on the side of a volcano, an S.O.S. note carved into a coconut, and a daring rescue attempt led by Kennedy's fellow American PT boats, PT 109 is an unforgettable American epic of war and destiny.

The extraordinary World War II story of shipwreck and survival that paved John F. Kennedy's path to power – hailed as a “breathtaking account” by James Patterson, “masterfully written” by historian Douglas Brinkley, and “the finest book” ever written on the subject by Lt. Commander William Liebenow, the man who rescued JFK and the PT 109 crew in August 1943.In the early morning darkness of August 2, 1943, during a chaotic nighttime skirmish amid the Solomon Islands, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri barreled through thick fog and struck the U.S. Navy's motor torpedo boat PT 109, splitting the craft nearly in half and killing two American sailors instantly. The sea erupted in flames as the 109's skipper, John F. Kennedy, and the ten surviving crewmen under his command desperately clung to the sinking wreckage; 1,200 feet of ink-black, shark-infested water loomed beneath. "All hands lost," came the reports back to the Americans' base: no rescue was coming for the men of PT 109. Their desperate ordeal was just beginning—so too was one of the most remarkable tales of World War II, one whose astonishing afterlife would culminate two decades later in the White House.Drawing on original interviews with the last living links to the events, previously untapped Japanese wartime archives, and a wealth of archival documents from the Kennedy Library, including a lost first-hand account by JFK himself, bestselling author William Doyle has crafted a thrilling and definitive account of the sinking of PT 109 and its shipwrecked crew's heroics. Equally fascinating is the story's second act, in which Doyle explores in new detail how this extraordinary episode shaped Kennedy's character and fate, proving instrumental to achieving his presidential ambitions: "Without PT 109, there never would have been a President John F. Kennedy," declared JFK aide David Powers.Featuring castaways on a deserted island, a spy network of Solomon Island natives, an Australian coast watcher hidden on the side of a volcano, an S.O.S. note carved into a coconut, and a daring rescue attempt led by Kennedy's fellow American PT boats, PT 109 is an unforgettable American epic of war and destiny.

Excerpt from Teenie Weenie NeighborsTH E Teenie Weenies have a great many pleasant neighbors among the birds, chipmunks, mice, squirrels, and rabbits that live near Teenie Weenie Town. One reason for this is that the town stands in a great tangle of weeds, briers, and bushes where big people never go. Small animals and birds live in this brushy spot for exactly the same reason as the Teenie Weenies - to keep out of the way of big folks.It isn't because they dislike big people that the Teenie Weenies and their neighbors choose this tangled spot, but because they are all so very small. Most-big people would never think of harming little creatures but they are often careless, and a very simple thing sometimes becomes a great accident to such small folks.Once a careless boy threw a snowball into the thicket where the Teenie Weenie town stands. The ball landed near the Chinaman's laundry and rolled into the old teapot, completely wrecking the tiny steps that lead up to the doorway. If the Chinaman had been standing on those steps, it would have been the last of that quaint little chap. A banana peel is tossed aside very easily by big people, but if it should fall on a Teenie Weenie that would be just as dangerous to him as it would be for a big person to have half the roof of a large house hit him. It takes three or four of the strongest Teenie Weenies to drag a banana peel over the ground.Big people are very curious about small animals and birds and often try to catch them. That is why the birds and animals almost always live in places where big people seldom go. Many big people would love to capture a Teenie Weenie and keep it in a cage, but a Teenie Weenie would not like that any more than a big person would like to be caught by a giant. That is one of the reasons why Teenie Weenies keep out of sight.Living so near to the birds and small animals, the Teenie Weenies naturally make friends with these neighbors. The little people have found out that the birds and animals can be most neighborly and helpful, and the Teenie Weenies often help the birds and animals too. Nick, the squirrel, is one of their close friends. He helps the Teenie Weemes dig their vegetables with his sharp claws. He sometimes pulls their sled when they are storing up nuts for winter use, and the Teenie Weenies help Nick gather nuts for his own storehouse.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Presently that you’re a mother you will most likely have immensely unexpected needs in comparison to you did in school. In any case, the present economy simply doesn’t cut anyone any leeway. Despite everything you’re going to need to profit and help bolster your family. In this book, we’ll talk about the things you’ll have to consider to have a fruitful self-start venture. There are a few different ways to tell if working at home truly suits your style and a few advantages and entanglements that are savvy to investigate before pushing full steam forward to begin an at-home vocation. Things to learn:INTRODUCTIONHOW TO TELL IF WORKINGAT HOME IS RIGHT FOR YOUFAMILY SUPPORT IS CRUCIALSELF-DISCIPLINE GETS THE JOB DONEHANDLING ISOLATIONTHE BENEFITS OF WORKING AT HOMETHE POTENTIAL PITFALLSFAMILY RESISTANCEOVERCOMING OBSTACLESOPPORTUNITIES FOR SKILLEDTELECOMMUTING FOR YOUREXISTING EMPLOYERCONSULTING IN YOUR FIELDUR FUTUREBECOME A FREELANCE EDITORGRAPHIC DESIGN FROM HOMEDATA ENTRY AND OTHER SIMILAR OPTIONSSALES AND BEYONDOPPORTUNITIES FOR UNSKILLED WORKERSGAINING NECESSARY TRAININGQUICKLY AND AFFORDABLYTECHNICAL SCHOOLSCERTIFICATION PROGRAMSWHERE TO LOOK FOR JOBSGETTING A HANDLE ON FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWINGGETTING ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESSMORE TIPS FOR SUCCESSHOW TO JUGGLE IT ALL WITHA FEW PARTING WORDS

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[Read by David Drummond] A thrilling, moment-by-moment account of one of the most famous events of World War II - the sinking of PT 109 and John F. Kennedy's heroic actions that saved his crew - and a fascinating examination of how that extraordinary episode shaped the future president's life. At 2:00 a.m. on the moonless night of August 2, 1943, United States patrol torpedo boat PT-109, captained by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, was struck by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri near the Solomon Islands. The American ship was cleaved in two and rocked by an explosion. Two crew members died instantly, and the remaining eleven survivors clung to the sinking wreckage, adrift in enemy waters. Despite injuring his back, Kennedy - towing a severely burned sailor by the strap of a life jacket - led his battered and exhausted men on a harrowing three-and-one-half-mile swim to a tiny, uninhabited island. Desperate for food and water, Kennedy set off on a solo reconnaissance mission, scouting two larger islands two-and-one-half miles away. Discovering water and coconuts, he returned for his men. For six days they lived off coconuts and kept out of sight of passing Japanese patrols until they were rescued. Drawing on new information from the American rescuers and recently released archives in both Japan and the United States, PT 109 recounts this event in breathtaking detail and explores the incident's remarkable aftermath on JFK's life and legend. William Doyle reveals that, while the incident transformed JFK into a ''war hero'' and helped propel him to the US Senate and the White House, the wounds he suffered during that harrowing week continued to haunt him physically and psychologically.

The Teenie Weenies is a comic strip created and illustrated by William Donahey that first appeared in 1914 in the Chicago Tribune and ran for over 50 years. It consisted of normal-size objects intermingled with tiny protagonists. The comic strip characters were two inches tall and lived under a rose bush. They lived with "real world" size materials made from discarded objects like hats, jars, barrels, kegs, and boxes – all of which were gigantic to them.The strip was inspired by Palmer Cox's The Brownies and was done in the form of text with a single large picture. Unlike the Brownies where the text was written in verse, Donahey wrote in prose. The Teenie Weenies first appeared in black and white in the women's section of the Chicago Tribune on June 14, 1914. This first story was of the Top Hat house burning down. The comic strip ran as a one panel story with a picture until 1923. It then moved to the comics page as a strip cartoon. Color versions soon appeared in the magazine section of the newspaper printed in rotogravure.Donahey drew the comic strip until October 26, 1924 when it was then temporarily discontinued. Donahey's comic characters then went into advertising when the newspaper feature was stopped. It was then a symbol for Reid Murdock. Donahey did advertising for them in The Saturday Evening Post and on their Monarch canned foods line.Several books of the strip comic characters were also published by Beckley-Cardey Company and Reilly & Lee. In an effort to stimulate new interest in the Teenie Weenies, Reid Murdock and Company in 1927 issued an eight-page pamphlet called The Teenie Weenies: Their Book. On September 24, 1933, the daily comic strip was added again to the Chicago Tribune newspaper. It went then only for about a year and was suspended again on December 2, 1934.In 1940 and 1941 four of The Teenie Weenies books were reprinted. On May 18, 1941, the Sunday comic strip feature came back permanently. It continued until Donahey's death. During this third time that it was published, two sets of reprints came out. Whittlesy House published three books between 1942 and 1945. Ziff-Davis published two standard-size comic books in 1950 and 1951. Donahey retired in 1969. The last newspaper comic strip episode appeared February 15, 1970. Donahey died February 2 of the same year and never saw the last episode published.Donahey's comic strip characters tended to be named after their most prominent characteristics, examples being the Sailor, the Chinese man, the Cook, the Policeman, the Lady of Fashion, the Dunce, the Old Soldier with a Wooden Leg, etc. Each character had a personality accordingly which was not just based on their clothing. According to John D. Taylor, a founding member of the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society, there were 45 members of the Teenie Weenie village.

A collection of five classic folk tales featuring Adirondack legend Adameda Murray, the largest woman who ever walked the North Country. Children and adults alike will delight in the humorous retelling of the outsized adventures of Adameda Murray and Canada's favorite son Paul Bunyan. These rollicking tales include: Adameda Murray; Adameda Murray's Pet Cat; Adameda's Murray's Biscuit; Adameda Murray's Want-To-Be Beau; Adameda Murray's Gone Walking. Each tall tale depicts Adameda Murray's life and adventures in her beloved Adirondacks. Those with an interest in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York and neighboring Canada or anyone who enjoys wonderful folk tales will be sure to enjoy this collection.