Books with author William Hawley Smith

Are you the kind of person who enjoys reading personal memoirs from another century? What was common in everyday life? What social and political views did people share? What was foreign travel like? How was Thanksgiving Day celebrated?In this volume, the author "walks and talks" and you are transformed back to the late 1800's into his everyday world...going hunting, visiting local merchants and friends,his views on education, Thanksgiving Day and much more. He also shares his insights about travel to Mexico and its customs and people.An enjoyable and easy read.

Excerpt from Walks and TalksThe true test of really great things is their simplicity. They are so easily understood by everybody. In that wonderful art gallery at the World's Fair, it was the simple pictures that drew the crowds, the ones that all understood, and crowded upon each other to look at. Breaking Family Ties, Preparing for the Wedding, The Alarm, The Reply, and a thousand more that could be named - these are the great works of art, and they are simple and as easily understood as they are incomparable as artistic productions.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.

Becoming a Superhero takes readers (8 - 12) back to World War II and its aftermath, as they look inside the life of Billy Smith, a 10-year-old living in a Pennsylvania coal mining town. Billy decides he wants to become an American superhero, yet the choices he makes often have disastrous consequences.The story is a tale of morals and values. A first-person narrative of a young boy, caught between the innocence of childhood and the responsibilities of growing up. Each page is like having Grandpa tell stories of what life was like growing up "in the olden days". The story is semi-autobiographical, based on published poems of my childhood.

For nine-year-old Billy, becoming a superhero is not going to be easy.Becoming a Superhero takes readers (8 - 12) back to World War 11 and its aftermath, as they look inside the life of Billy Smith, a 10-year-old living in a Pennsylvania coal mining town. Billy decides he wants to become an American superhero, yet the choices he makes often have disastrous consequences.The story is a tale of morals and values. A first-person narrative of a young boy, caught between the innocence of childhood and the responsibilities of growing up. Each page is like having Grandpa tell stories of what life was like growing up "in the olden days."The story is semi-autobiographical, based on published poems of my childhood. I am currently a college instructor teaching psychology and education courses at Ocean County College in New Jersey.