Homer H. Hickam
Author
Language
English
Description
Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen (yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for New York, Elsie's dreams of a life with him were crushed and eventually she found herself back in the coalfields,...
Author
Series
Coalwood volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
The life and times of aerospace engineer Home Hickman and his friends in Coalwood, West Virginia.