China Sailor

Fiction & Literature, Military, Action Suspense, Historical
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Author: Chuck Giezentanner, Charles Giezentanner ISBN: 9781475932041
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: June 19, 2012
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Chuck Giezentanner, Charles Giezentanner
ISBN: 9781475932041
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: June 19, 2012
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

Times are tough in 1938 during the Great Depression when eighteen-year- old Leslie Charles hears that the navy shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia, is hiring college students. A talented musician endowed with exceptional math skills, Leslie believes hes a good candidate for work now that he has one year of college under his belt at Mars Hill College in Marsh County, Virginia.

Leaving his parents, siblings, and the rest of his family behind in Asheville, North Carolina, Leslie becomes a welders helper at the yard, and soon the lure of the navy snags him. He becomes an enlisted man, endures basic training, and begins his journey both as a sailor and as a man.

A novel of military fiction, China Sailor narrates the story of Leslies coming-of- age, including his life as a sailor, his experiences in China during its civil war and its war with Japan, and his personal relationships with women. It provides a glimpse into this exciting time in history leading up to the start of World War II.

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Times are tough in 1938 during the Great Depression when eighteen-year- old Leslie Charles hears that the navy shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia, is hiring college students. A talented musician endowed with exceptional math skills, Leslie believes hes a good candidate for work now that he has one year of college under his belt at Mars Hill College in Marsh County, Virginia.

Leaving his parents, siblings, and the rest of his family behind in Asheville, North Carolina, Leslie becomes a welders helper at the yard, and soon the lure of the navy snags him. He becomes an enlisted man, endures basic training, and begins his journey both as a sailor and as a man.

A novel of military fiction, China Sailor narrates the story of Leslies coming-of- age, including his life as a sailor, his experiences in China during its civil war and its war with Japan, and his personal relationships with women. It provides a glimpse into this exciting time in history leading up to the start of World War II.

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