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Driftwood: A Collection of Short Stories, Essays, and Other Writings
Hardcover
General FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $26.95
ISBN13: 9780595702527
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: Jan 7 2008
Pages: 268
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
True to Baldwin's observation the remarkable short stories of Theodore (Ted) Stryker are drawn entirely from his experiences during the last half of the volatile 20th Century. Included in this unusual assortment are his childhood memories of World War II and its aftermath, and his own troubled participation in three of the nation's later military conflicts. In the last two of these he served not as a combatant but in a civilian support role.
His essays and commentaries address the critical issues of his time, most of which remain very much with us today. We sense immediately that he is passionate about what he writes; yet he never ceases to surprise us. Using persuasive argumentation he is often conservative when we expect him to be liberal and liberal when we expect him to be conservative. We may not always agree with him but he certainly tempts us to reexamine our long-standing beliefs.
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