When war hits

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Wendy Sura Thomson

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The Man from Burnt Island

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It was a tough life for the Scottish Sharp family at the turn of the twentieth century. Coal miners, they were exempt from the World War I draft. Frank, the fourth of five sons, was the only one that went off to war. Luckily, he survived the trenches, only to return to poor job prospects and poorer wages. When most of the family sailed across the Atlantic in search of a better life, Frank stayed behind for a while... for a little too long, it so happened. A victim of the 1924 Immigration Act, he was barred from immigrating to the US until October, 1929. Three weeks after his quota number came up, the stock market crash occurred.Frank's story weaves through Detroit's rich history during the Great Depression, Prohibition, World War II, and the booming automotive industry starting in the 1950's and beyond. What Frank sacrifices to achieve material and career success takes its toll on his family and personal life. After all is said and done, this is the saga of a determined and ambitious man who was hell-bent on leaving his poverty-stricken past behind. Did he make the right choices? You decide.

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Wendy Sura Thomson is a 5-star author of Summon the Tiger, The Third Order, The Man from Burnt Island, and Postcards from the Future (as a contributing author.) She has several more works underway. She lives in Michigan with her beloved Setters and covets sipping coffee outdoors first thing in the morning, rain or shine., listening to the waterfall and the birds and watching [often with amusement] the pups explore.

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When war hits

Life changes in an instant the moment war is declared. These coal miners went into the mines as usual... then walked out to a world immeasurably changed. Little did they know what was in store... be thankful for peace.

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The Man from Burnt Island

Frank climbed out of the coal shaft as the whistle blew, stretched his arms up far over his head, bent right and left, and then touched his toes. He disliked delivering messages to the coal face – it was dank, dirty, and cramped. It had been a dry and sunny Tuesday, so most worked late to make up for work missed due to rain the prior week. He waited for Da, Jock, and Jimmy, and then they headed towards the gate.
“GREAT BRITAIN DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY!! Get your papers here!”
The newsboy could barely keep up with the demand from the miners as they jostled for their copies. Da finally got his, and he and the brothers stood to the side as he started reading – just like all of the other miners, each in their own little groups. No one headed straight home that August 4.
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