Our Fathers' Footsteps
Stories of World War 2 Veterans' "What If" Moments
Published on 4. February 2022
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-1-7776802-0-6 (ISBN)
Description
Our Fathers' Footsteps is about four men during World War II who had one thing in common: Normandy. Using family history, Don Levers tells the stories of their extraordinary circumstances and how they survived "What If?" moments.
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7776802-0-6 (9781777680206)
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Don Levers was born and raised in the Fraserview area of Vancouver in 1954. This neighbourhood was filled with the children of veterans from World War II. After his daughters were born, Don would make stories for them. Then, in 1985 he self-published his children's book, "Ogopogo the Misunderstood Lake Monster." It has since sold more than 30,000 copies.In 1987 Don began work on Loot for the Taking, a novel inspired by actual events. Life got in the way, and in 2016, Don returned to his writing passion and completed Loot for the Taking. Don has been married for 45 years. He and his wife currently live in Sturgeon County, Alberta.Don was honoured by the Vancouver Public Library as an upcoming Indie author and was featured in the library's 2017 annual report. "Self-publishing is a challenge, but a program like this (Vancouver Indie Authors collection) helps to give indie authors a feeling of legitimacy. It helps us realize that we are indeed real authors"