Sergeant York
eBook - ePub

Sergeant York

A Biography of an American Patriot and World War I Hero

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Sergeant York

A Biography of an American Patriot and World War I Hero

About this book

Growing up in the Tennessee hills, Alvin York was equally renowned as a marksman and as a hard-drinking brawler. A dramatic New Year's conversion convinced him that killing was against God's will, and yet this shy, big-boned mountaineer single-handedly dispatched two dozen Germans and captured 132 in the closing days of World War I. He earned the Medal of Honor and a ticker tape parade but refused to cash in on his fame, insisting "Uncle Sam's uniform ain't for sale."

This succinct and gripping new account of Sgt. York's remarkable life includes details from exclusive interviews with the sergeant's three surviving children and information drawn from battlefield eyewitness reports and original film studio archives: fresh reminders of the legacy of one of America's great Christian patriots.

We learn about life through the lives of others. Their experiences, their trials, their adventures become our schools, our chapels, our playgrounds. Christian Encounters, a series of biographies from Thomas Nelson Publishers, highlights important lives from all ages and areas of the Church through prose as accessible and concise as it is personal and engaging. Some are familiar faces. Others are unexpected guests. Whether the person is D.L. Moody, Sergeant York, Saint Nicholas, John Bunyan, or William F. Buckley, we are now living in the world that they created and understand both it and ourselves better in the light of their lives. Their relationships, struggles, prayers, and desires uniquely illuminate our shared experience.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: New Year’s Promise
  7. Chapter 2: A Little Red Postcard
  8. Chapter 3: Thou Shalt Not Kill
  9. Chapter 4: “God Helped Me Out”
  10. Chapter 5: Hero
  11. Chapter 6: Unlikely Meetings
  12. Chapter 7: A Vision Takes Hold
  13. Chapter 8: Chasing Two Million
  14. Chapter 9: Fighting for Control
  15. Chapter 10: Going Hollywood
  16. Chapter 11: Mammon
  17. Chapter 12: Old Time Religion
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Acknowledgments
  21. About the Author