American History in Real Life
Movies in the past have often shown characters that were touched by historical events. Yet sometimes, the truth is often more fantastic than anything Hollywood can devise. These stories of real people show how the events of the past touched their lives. Some times the stories are dramatic, sometimes simple, but all in all they weave a tapesty of the richness of the American experience.-
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In the Country
In 1952 my father was ordered overseas during the Korean War. At the time, we lived in Troy, New York, where I was born, and where my father was in the Army at the Watervliet Arsenal. With my father’s impending … Continue reading
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Tagged One room school, Outhouses, Privy, Rural, Rural life, Upstate NY
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