Overview
Alma Caldwell’s diary provides the perspective of teenagers in 1913 and 1914. It begins in the summer of 1913 when activities for young people were abundant, reluctantly chronicles Alma's return to high school for a junior year, hurtles through the heartbreak of a chilling winter, and rockets full blast into the spring and early summer of 1914. The diary’s focus is on Alma and her new boyfriend, Emmet Thornton, and how their lives play out. Interspersed are clips from two newspapers, the Sulphur Springs Gazette (1862–1928) and the Commerce Journal (1891–present), and magazine clippings illustrating special moments in Alma’s life during the time of the diary. This is a teenager taking a pencil and writing of love, disappointment, secrets never to be revealed, and joy in an age compared to the present in terms of a young person’s changing social life— silent movies churned out like never before, Model T Fords that were being subject to new laws, frequent passenger train rides, and the heartbeat of US entertainment seen under a tent named the Chautauqua and Lyceum Courses.
Full Product Details
Author: John Pearce
Publisher: State House Press
Imprint: State House Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.90cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.191kg
ISBN: 9781933337616
ISBN 10: 1933337613
Pages: 98
Publication Date: 30 October 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
The Astrodome clock showed 2:58 remaining in the game. The two coaches, one busting with elation (Oscar Cripps) over the previous play, the other secretly heartbroken (John Pearce) were summed to the midfield to check tie breaker statistics. It was then, in the kinetic heat of shifted momentum, that John Pearce threw his arm around Stratford's Oscar Cripps, who immediately retaliated with a hug. That's what good football should do here in America. It should help us take pride in communities in which we live. It is a lesson the SWC community could do well to learn. Al Carter, sports writer (Houston Chronicle, 1988)
Through his dedication, responsibility, and leadership, Coach Pearce has created a positive educational atmosphere and has contributed greatly to the countless young people by giving support, and encouragement so needed to enable them to realize their dreams and goals. Kathy Whitmire, Mayor of Houston (John Pearce Day in Houston, 1989) The Astrodome clock showed 2:58 remaining in the game. The two coaches, one busting with elation (Oscar Cripps) over the previous play, the other secretly heartbroken (John Pearce) were summed to the midfield to check tie breaker statistics. It was then, in the kinetic heat of shifted momentum, that John Pearce threw his arm around Stratford's Oscar Cripps, who immediately retaliated with a hug. That's what good football should do here in America. It should help us take pride in communities in which we live. It is a lesson the SWC community could do well to learn. Al Carter, sports writer (Houston Chronicle, 1988)
Author Information
John Pearce is a retired college football coach.
