An American Family Story [Paperback]

Cecil Eugene Reinke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 2006

This is the story of one family, one of the many families that compose the character of America. For typical Americans, the experiences of our family reflect the experiences of their own, and those of their neighbors. It is the story of two people who met in college, fell in love, and married. It is a story about education, about how the college experience was once much different than it is today. It is a story about racial discrimination, of how despicable things were, of our experiences related to the integration of Little Rock Central High school, of my refusal to accept an offered job as personal secretary to the infamous Governor Orville Faubus. It is a telling of our difficulties in raising a gifted child - a child that failed the seventh grade, was skipped into high school, left high school early to attend and graduate from college. It is celebration of the joys associated with the adoption of a child. It is the story of a family dog, of a little poodle we thought to be the world's best and most amusing pet. It is a story about neighbors, about the many good, honest, charitable citizens of this great country. It relates one of the many tragedies of the Vietnam War; the story of a little brother, one of the great kids in America, who grew in front of our eyes, from grade school to high school, as a college student, as a cadet in Navy flight school, and died a hero killed in Vietnam. It tells of the untimely death of a wife, mother, and grandmother. Ultimately, it is a story of faith, of one family's faith in the Creator that gives direction to every American story.

Product Details

• Paperback: 174 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412064554
• ISBN-13: 978-1412064552
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,659,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)