Albert B. Tibbets

"Stories of our servicemen in action from the American Revolution to Korea"

Contents:

In The American Revolution, 1776-1783 -
"Bells of Freedom" by Paschal N. Strong
"George Washington at Trenton" By Sonia Daugherty
"The Old Soldier" by Dorothy Canfield

In The War of 1812-1815-
"Battle of New Orleans" by Meredith Nicholson

In The War With Mexico, 1846-1848-
"The Alamo" by Davy Crockett

In The Civil War, 1861-1865
"The Secret of the Seven Days" by James Warner Bellah
"A Horseman in the Sky" by Ambrose Bierce

In The Spanish-American War, 1898
"The Lone Charge of William B. Perkins" by Stephen Crane
"Marines Signaling under Fire at Guantanamo" Stephen Crane

In The First World War, 1914-1918
"Fear" by James Warer Bella
"Verdum Belle" by Alexander Woollcott

In The second World War, 1939-1945
"Reluctant Hero" by William Chamberlain
"Two Soldiers" by William Faulkner

In The Korean War, 1950-1953
"Star Over Korea" by William Chamberlain… (more)

If you ever want to know about bees, in the shortest amount of time, here's the book. Although it appears to be a book for somewhat intelligent children, this tome is quite handy for the adult reader, also. In fact, I ended up getting upset when I realized I had finished reading it, as I wanted to know even more about these creatures who teach the act of order to a peopled kingdom.

I got the impression that the author was an actual no-nonsense beekeeper, so along with learning about the nature of bees, one also learns about the role of the humans who maintain hives to help the bees. Plus, one discovers the wax scales, the pollen baskets, the poison sacs, the battles of the queens, and the short but leisurely life of the drone.

Now, I can enjoy my newfound knowledge, when next I venture to watch my little friends make boot upon the summer's velvet buds.

Book Season = Spring (when the flowers are inviting)… (more)