Bluestocking($16.00Value)

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BLUESTOCKING is a powerful, back-to-basics tribute to the American working class family, and to the courageous people who press on against all odds to make good things happen. A humerous and inspirational piece of Americana, this book has a genuine simplicity that pulls you in, and transcends the unsuspecting reader. Sprinkled with entertaining great period images and historical tidbits, this moving, nostalgic memoir has life changing power. The message of gratitude is presented with class and humor in this unforgettable, artistically shaped true story. A must read for anyone longing for the return of the core values that made our country great. The fact that this woman raised all those kids with no husband, no help and no money and received absolutely no recognition, is something that needed to be rectified. I hope my book encourages others to write down their own stories, which can be as important as any other piece of American Literature." Bluestocking By Bud Willis AuthorHouse Copyright © 2009 Bud Willis All right reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4490-2741-4 Contents AUTHOR'S NOTE...............................................................XIWHO IS I....................................................................XIIntroduction Of The Main Characters.........................................XXIIITHE WILLIS CLAN.............................................................XXVILove In Bluestocking Hollow.................................................XXXIIIPART I - THE DEPRESSION ERA.................................................1NUMBER ONE SON, HORACE......................................................3THE INTERVENTION............................................................7EARLY MEMORIES..............................................................12FINDING OUR WAY.............................................................21MARTHA......................................................................23THE PAN AM..................................................................25THE MARSHALL THEATER........................................................34TURNING POINTS..............................................................43EAST LINCOLN STREET.........................................................49ANN.........................................................................53HANK WILLIAMS...............................................................57TODAY SHOW GREEN ROOM.......................................................60PART II - THE FIFTIES ERA...................................................63THE HAPPY DAYS..............................................................65GROWING UP ON A SHOESTRING..................................................67DONKEY SOFTBALL GAMES.......................................................74TOMMY.......................................................................76THE DAIRY DIP...............................................................80AEDC, THE SPACE AGE.........................................................84NEED FOR ENGINEERS..........................................................85MAMA MEETS THE PRESIDENT....................................................86TRUMAN AND MACARTHUR........................................................87HORACE GETS MARRIED.........................................................96SELLING PAPERS..............................................................103SNOW........................................................................106SARA GOES TO NURSING SCHOOL.................................................109TRIAL AND ERROR.............................................................112BUDDY TAKES HIS TURN AT BAT.................................................121INFLATION...................................................................125GRUNDY STREET...............................................................131TYKIE.......................................................................153MORRIS KING.................................................................157GROWTH OF AEDC..............................................................164HORSE SENSE.................................................................166CHRISTMAS FIRE..............................................................169BEAU........................................................................172PIONEERING THE WORLD'S FIRST TURBINE POWERED HELICOPTER.....................177BOO RADLEY..................................................................180LINDA.......................................................................182DALE ROBERTSON'S SECRETS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING.................................187FINAL CHAPTER...............................................................191THANKS FOR THE RIDE.........................................................194MAMA GETS SICK..............................................................204THE PROPER THING...........................................