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In the midst of America's terrifying Pacific War with Japan in 1944, a 27 year old Navy lieutenant met a pretty university coed at an informal party. They spent the next 14 evenings together, falling in love in the San Francisco Bay Area. Separated by circumstances and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, they stayed connected with love letters as he performed his duties as Barracks Officer at Naval Air Station, Alameda and she began her year as Presi...

Haven't read anything positive about the United States of America lately? Can hardly remember exactly why we fought all those wars or what that is worthwhile came out of them? The author of this book of 12 speeches and several essays was the invited speaker in those difficult Sixties and Seventies on Independence Day, Naturalization Day, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day at gatherings in Southern Oregon. There he spoke from the heart (and his yea...

Part memoir, part tales of effort that paid off, "Seeking New Knowledge: A Research Historian's Rewarding Career" (2017) documents the author's career and work history over a lifetime of academic, research and think-tank employment, with glimpses into workplace politics and relationships. This innovative book includes a compendium of book titles, research papers and projects, and opinion articles that Vaughn Davis Bornet published under his ow...

Four emotional diaries illuminate trips taken by three family members during the Prosperity Decade of the 1920s, then came the Depression. The Mother travels thousands of miles by rented train within the United States. Yellowstone, she write, brought "wonderment." A Swarthmore coed celebrates her graduation with a Grand Tour of London, Paris, Switzerland, and Italy. A Successful engineer Father visits Berlin, Brussels, and Paris, then tak...

This comprehensive account of Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential administration chronicles the unfolding of a truly formative American presidency. Bornet includes two chapters on Vietnam issues an one on LBJ's relations with the media. This volume is in the highly regarded American Presidency Series.

A comprehensive examination of the unfolding of the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson, a truly formative American presidency. Bornet includes two chapters on Vietnam issues and one chapter on LBJ's relations with the media.