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"The day the second atomic bomb was dropped, Clabe and Leora Wilson's postman brought a telegram to their acreage near Perry, Iowa. One son was already in the U.S. Navy before Pearl Harbor had been attacked. Four more sons worked with their father, tenant farmers near Minburn until, one by one, all five sons were serving their country in the military. The oldest son re-enlisted in the Navy. The younger three became U.S. Army Air Force pilots. As the...
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"When three children head overseas with their parents to smuggle Bibles into communist countries, they see it as a great adventure. When Heidi, Eric, and Shaun return to an unfamiliar America, they struggle as third-culture kids to find their place amidst situations of sexual and physical abuse. In American Leftovers, they reconcile their own spiritual fervor with the lies and dysfunction of their childhood. In doing so, they serve as a voice to millions...
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Scope and content: Seven small photograph albums, and numerous loose pages from one or two additional albums, containing a total of approximately 600 black and white snapshots showing the James E. and Mary (Williamson) Wilson family of Nashville, Tenn., their children, and grandchildren. Most of the photographs are from the 1897-1919 time period, but some photographs can be dated to 1939. Only one image is formally identified, although research by...