Peggy Chong

The Blind History Lady Presents; Blinded WWII Vets, Meet Monroe Fox (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Monroe Fox lost his eyesight when his ship was hit the night before D-Day. His life was changed forever. Learn how Monroe dealt with his rehabilitation, his transition back to civilian life and the building of his future in Chama, New Mexico. As with so many returning vets, WWII drastically changed the course of his life. Although he never wanted others to know, he struggled with Post-Traumatic Stress from his service. Yet, The blind man went on to become the only blind attorney in Chama for decades, raised his children and became a community leader. You will enjoy reading how he faught his internal struggles and external barriers to become the man he and others could respect and be proud of.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peggy Chong
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781370247325
• Artikelnr.: 48758276

Autorenporträt

Peggy Chong is a long-time researcher and Historical author of many articles on the blind in the United States. She has written for publications that include The Braille Monitor, Dialogue Magazine, Future Reflections, The Minnesota Bulletin and the Iowa History Journal.

In her growing series, The Blind Lady Presents, she introduces to sighted and blind alike, the many average blind persons in the United States who had to overcome not-so-average barriers to lead a normal life, support their families and succeed. She recounts all they had to do to become chemists, newspaper editors, plumbers, barbers, piano tuners, boat builders, teachers, lawyers, politicians and so much more.