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The author has taken a wry look at his life and has come to the conclusion that it's been an interesting one, and at the same time has surprised himself in the process at how long a life it's actually been! According to Me chronicles John Craddock's seven eventful decades on the planet, from hippy-bus globetrotting to the highs and lows of business. As he steps into septuagenarian territory, John looks back at what shaped him - love, loss, music, nature, travel, hardships and friendships. He does so with unflinching honesty, a witty glint in the eye, and yes, the occasional grumpy-old-man growl. An absorbing tale of a life well lived which will appeal to both those who know John and those who will come to know him through his words.
Ernest Craddock was born in Sheffield in 1892, the youngest child of a Midland Railway engine driver. Upon leaving school Ernest found himself a position with a stock broking firm until his father compelled him give it up for an apprenticeship in Vickers' electrical department. An active sportsman, Ernest joined the Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons six months before the outbreak of the Great War. After serving on the Western Front as trooper and junior NCO, he had commenced training for a commission when the armistice was signed. Peacetime brought a return to Vickers, marriage to May Rideout and the offer of a partnership in his father-in-law's coal merchant business. Ernest sold the horse and...
'The untold story of the Japanese minisubs that attacked Pearl Harbor.'
From miscellaneous California dictations, statements and some questionnaires concerning social life, customs, economic conditions, recorded and prepared for H.H. Bancroft primarily between 1887 and 1889.
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