Born in 1958?: What Else Happened? by Ron Williams (English) Paperback Book

Description: Born in 1958? by Ron Williams 20th in a series of 30 books covering 1939-1968. Based largely on major daily newspapers, highlights main events and typical stories, such as different Church views on gambling, the Herseys sent to Coventry, the Queen Mothers visit, school milk and bread home deliveries, changing views on the death penalty, and the death of Albert Namatjira. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is the ninth of the 1950s and the fifteenth book overall to be released in a series of 30 about life in Australia - one for each year from 1939 to 1968. They describe happenings that affected people, real people. The whole series, to coin a modern phrase, is designed to push your buttons, to make you remember and wonder at things forgotten. The books might just let nostalgia see the light of day, so that oldies and youngies will talk about the past and re-discover a heritage otherwise forgotten. Hopefully, they will spark discussions between generations, and foster the asking and answering of questions that should not remain unanswered.In 1958, the Christian brothers bought a pub and raffled it; some clergy thought that Christ would not be pleased. Circuses were losing animals at a great rate. Officials were in hot water because the Queen Mother wasnt given a sun shade. School milk was hot news, bread home deliveres were under fire. Author Biography Ron Williams is a retired teacher, mathematician, computer-man, political scientist, farmer and writer. He has a BA from Sydney, and a Masters in Social Work and a PhD in Political Science from Hawaii. He currently lives in Wickham in Newcastle, NSW. Review Tom Lynch, Speers Point.....Some history writers make the mistake of trying to boost their authority by including graphs and charts all over the place. You on the other hand get a much better effect by saying things like "he made a pile". Or "every one worked hours longer that they should have, and felt like death warmed up at the end of the shift." I have seen other writers waste two pages of statistics painting the same picture as you did in a few words....Barry Marr, Adelaide....you know that I am being facetious when I say that I wish the war had gone on for years longer so that you would have written more books about it...Edna College, Auburn.... A few times I stopped and sobbed as you brought memories of the postman delivering letters, and the dread that ordinary people felt as he neared. How you captured those feelings yet kept your coverage from becoming maudlin or bogged down is a wonder to me....Betty Kelly. Every time you seem to be getting serious you throw in a phrase or memory that lightens up the mood. In particular, in the war when you were describing the terrible carnage of Russian troops, you ended with a ten line description of how aggrieved you felt and ended it with "apart from that, things are pretty good here". For me, it turned the unbearable into the bearable, and I went from feeling morbid and angry back to a normal human being....Alan Davey, Brisbane....I particularly liked the light-hearted way you described the scenes at the airports as the American high-flying entertainers flew in. I had always seen the crowd behaviour as disgraceful, but your light-hearted description of it made me realise it was in fact harmless and just good fun.... Long Description This is the ninth of the 1950s and the fifteenth book overall to be released in a series of 30 about life in Australia _ one for each year from 1939 to 1968. They describe happenings that affected people, real people. The whole series, to coin a modern phrase, is designed to push your buttons, to make you remember and wonder at things forgotten. The books might just let nostalgia see the light of day, so that oldies and youngies will talk about the past and re-discover a heritage otherwise forgotten. Hopefully, they will spark discussions between generations, and foster the asking and answering of questions that should not remain unanswered.In 1958, the Christian brothers bought a pub and raffled it; some clergy thought that Christ would not be pleased. Circuses were losing animals at a great rate. Officials were in hot water because the Queen Mother wasnt given a sun shade. School milk was hot news, bread home deliveres were under fire. Details ISBN0994601581 Author Ron Williams Publisher Boom Books Series Born in Series Year 2016 ISBN-10 0994601581 ISBN-13 9780994601582 Format Paperback Imprint Boom Books Subtitle What Else Happened? Country of Publication Australia DEWEY 994.05 Pages 160 Short Title Born in 1958? Language English Publication Date 2016-07-25 NZ Release Date 2016-07-25 UK Release Date 2016-07-25 Audience General AU Release Date 2016-07-25 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138872567;

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