Wendell Affield

Herman

1940s Lonely Hearts Search

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In this biography, author Wendell Affield researches the life of his stepfather, Herman. Follow Herman's four-year search for a wife through Lonely Heart's Club publications. Herman, a shy WWII veteran, eventually responds to the personal ad of a New York pianist with four children. In 1949, Barbara moves out to his rural Minnesota farm with her young children, including the author.Part II of this book includes a rare 52-page Lonely Hearts Catalogue from 1945. This book is a great resource for those researching family history. It is an excellent glimpse of post WWII womens' plight in the United States and an intriguing text for Women's Studie… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-945902-00-0
EAN: 9781945902000
Produktnummer: 25324706
Verlag: Whispering Petals Press, LLC
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 158 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D0.8 cm 208 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 208

Über den Autor

It's one thing to write a book; it's another to live it. Wendell Affield never knew his father. His childhood was punctuated by a volatile mother and an unpredictable stepfather. At twelve, he and his siblings were placed in foster homes, his mother committed to a mental hospital. At sixteen, he rode the rails out west and lived in hobo camps. At seventeen, he enlisted in the navy. At twenty, he was wounded in an ambush while driving a river patrol boat in Vietnam and medevaced home. This lifetime of adventure and instability are the foundation for everything he writes.After being diagnosed with PTSD in the 90s, Wendell began exploring writing as a way to process everything he had experienced. He studied the writing craft at Bemidji State University. Today, he speaks to groups across Minnesota about PTSD and leads workshops to show veterans and others how to use writing as a way to move forward from their experiences.