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Anglický jazyk
Kid Scorpion
Autor: George C Zidbeck
Book 1 of the Kid Scorpion Trilogy told the story of Gus Bach taken
from N.Y. at age three to Panama in 1907. His mother died when he
was ten; he fared poorly in school; tried to runaway when 15; and
dropped out...
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Book 1 of the Kid Scorpion Trilogy told the story of Gus Bach taken
from N.Y. at age three to Panama in 1907. His mother died when he
was ten; he fared poorly in school; tried to runaway when 15; and
dropped out of school at age 16 to sail the seven seas . One conflicted
adventure follows another even after he married a young Panamanian lady.
The couple has three children.
Book 2 picks up where Gus returned to the American Canal Zone in 1939
with his family following a three months cross country vacation to the U.S.
By the time of Pearl Harbor, Gus' psychology changed. He seemed driven to
directly enter the war, more so as his drinking eroded his family structure.
Crises became the norm. With the marriage close to destruction, Gus applied
to enter the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Upon his graduation in early
1945, Gus saw limited action in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. He briefly
reconnected with his family In Riverside County, CA while on leave after a
tour in the Atlantic.
During that short visit he and Rose discussed relocating to the coast after
war's end. Also, Gus arranged a going away party in which his brother-inlaw
consumed far too much alcohol. (In a similar fashion Gus inebriated the
bother-in-law's father in Iowa during the Bach's cross country vacation in
1939.) Consequently, when Gus again left the family in June of 1945 for his
next naval assignment, the future sat uncertain for him and his wife. The
parents, along with their children, will have to wait for WW2 to end before
trying to make the coastal move a reality.
- Vydavateľstvo: iUniverse
- Rok vydania: 2007
- Formát: Paperback
- Rozmer: 229 x 152 mm
- Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
- ISBN: 9780595469567
