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From Toano to Germany and Back: Stories of the Great Depression and World War II

Thomas G. Martin

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Description:Tom Martin has provided a heartwarming personal account about growing up in Toano, Virginia, the village which was James City County's commercial hub when he was young in the 1920's and 30's.Intended to benefit his children, the stories he shares are insightful to anyone interested in what life was like in early twentieth-century James City County. At that time, Toano was a bustling place with about twenty family homes, a school, a railroad depot and freight station, barrel and canning factories, a bank, three hotels, several stores and restaurants, garages for motor vehicles, stables for horses, a pool hall, and more.Tom then continues his life journey with his induction into the US Army in 1943 after his second year at VPI. He shares a number of adventures of basic training, transportation by ship over to North Africa, and some moving experiences during World War II in Italy, France and Germany.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From Toano to Germany and Back: Stories of the Great Depression and World War II. To get started finding From Toano to Germany and Back: Stories of the Great Depression and World War II, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 149

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2015

ISBN: 151418026X

Description: Tom Martin has provided a heartwarming personal account about growing up in Toano, Virginia, the village which was James City County's commercial hub when he was young in the 1920's and 30's.Intended to benefit his children, the stories he shares are insightful to anyone interested in what life was like in early twentieth-century James City County. At that time, Toano was a bustling place with about twenty family homes, a school, a railroad depot and freight station, barrel and canning factories, a bank, three hotels, several stores and restaurants, garages for motor vehicles, stables for horses, a pool hall, and more.Tom then continues his life journey with his induction into the US Army in 1943 after his second year at VPI. He shares a number of adventures of basic training, transportation by ship over to North Africa, and some moving experiences during World War II in Italy, France and Germany.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From Toano to Germany and Back: Stories of the Great Depression and World War II. To get started finding From Toano to Germany and Back: Stories of the Great Depression and World War II, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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