Sergeant York: A Biography of an American Patriot and World War I Hero

by John Perry

Book Overview

Growing up in the Tennessee hills, Alvin York was equallyrenowned as a marksman and as a hard-drinking brawler. A dramatic New Year's conversionconvinced him that killing was against God's will, and yet this shy, big-bonedmountaineer singlehandedly dispatched two dozen Germans and captured 132 in theclosing days of World War I. He earned the Medal of Honor and a ticker tapeparade but refused to cash in on his fame, insisting "Uncle Sam's uniform...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595550259
• ISBN13: 9781595550255
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 6.9"