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Old Gimlet Eye is the autobiography of early U.S. Marine Corp
legend Smedley Butler who, at the time of his death in 1940, was
the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. Butler joined the Corps
at age 16 and took part in critical military actions in Cuba, the
Philippines, China, Central America, Mexico and France. A veteran
of both the Spanish-American War and World War I, Butler s candid
narrative (assisted in the writing by author Lowell Thomas) offers
unique insight into the early history of the Marine Corps, making
Old Gimlet Eye essential reading for military scientists and fans
of military biographies.
Lowell Thomas Jr. is a famed Alaskan who made his mark as a Bush
pilot and by serving in state government, but who also has had a
lifetime’s worth of adventures that have taken him around the
world. Thomas, now eighty-nine, and living in Anchorage, is the son
of one of the most widely known Americans of the twentieth century,
and his connection to Lowell Thomas Sr. (1892-1981) enabled him to
jump-start his life of adventure at a very early age. From the time
he was fifteen, Lowell Thomas Jr. has been involved in a series of
journeys that have seen him cross paths with many famous lives and
take part in many historic events.
Robert Lowell once remarked in a letter to Elizabeth Bishop that
"you ha ve] always been my favorite poet and favorite friend." The
feeling was mutual. Bishop said that conversation with Lowell left
her feeling "picked up again to the proper table-land of poetry,"
and she once begged him, "Please never stop writing me
letters--they always manage to make me feel like my higher self
(I've been re-reading Emerson) for several days." Neither ever
stopped writing letters, from their first meeting in 1947 when both
were young, newly launched poets until Lowell's death in 1977. The
substantial, revealing--and often very funny--interchange that they
produced stands as a remarkable collective achievement, notable for
its sustained conversational brilliance of style, its wealth of
literary history, its incisive snapshots and portraits of people
and places, and its delicious literary gossip, as well as for the
window it opens into the unfolding human and artistic drama of two
of America's most beloved and influential poets.
Lowell Thomas Jr. is a famed Alaskan who made his mark as a Bush
pilot and by serving in state government, but who also has had a
lifetime’s worth of adventures that have taken him around the
world. Thomas, now eighty-nine, and living in Anchorage, is the son
of one of the most widely known Americans of the twentieth century,
and his connection to Lowell Thomas Sr. (1892-1981) enabled him to
jump-start his life of adventure at a very early age. From the time
he was fifteen, Lowell Thomas Jr. has been involved in a series of
journeys that have seen him cross paths with many famous lives and
take part in many historic events.
Old Gimlet Eye is the autobiography of early U.S. Marine Corp
legend Smedley Butler who, at the time of his death in 1940, was
the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. Butler joined the Corps
at age 16 and took part in critical military actions in Cuba, the
Philippines, China, Central America, Mexico and France. A veteran
of both the Spanish-American War and World War I, Butler s candid
narrative (assisted in the writing by author Lowell Thomas) offers
unique insight into the early history of the Marine Corps, making
Old Gimlet Eye essential reading for military scientists and fans
of military biographies.
This is a new release of the original 1950 edition.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
The author wrote his memoirs, So Far . . . So Good . . . The Other
Lowell Thomas Story in 2000 and had them published. This book is a
sequel to that one. It is not intended to be marketed. However,
should anyone care to purchase a copy, the offer would not be
refused. This book is intended to be primarily for family use and
distributed to close friends.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
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