Description: Jack Barrett by Lewis S. Barrett Completing his tour of duty in the Army in France after War World I, Jack Barrett, a weather-beaten, work-broken carpenter, tramps the country from construction job to construction job until, at age 29, after returning to live in the small town of Six Mile, Georgia, he meets and marries the love of his life, Lillie, and soon has a family of their own. By example of his dogged devotion to work, Jack teaches his young sons, Lewis and Walter, the importance of self-reliance and independence by taking assorted carpenter to provide for his family during the struggles of the great Depression and insurmountable personal tragedies. In the end, Jack triumphs. After relocating his family to the promise land, Nevada, he spends the next 10 years helping to build the greatest Bureau and Reclamation project in the nations history under President Franklin Roosevelts New Deal that employs thousands of workers--and remains one a major producer of electricity today, the Boulder Dam (or Hoover Dam as it was renamed), in this inspirational and heartwarming autographical novel written by his first-born son. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Details ISBN0595392601 Author Lewis S. Barrett Short Title JACK BARRETT Pages 232 Publisher iUniverse Language English ISBN-10 0595392601 ISBN-13 9780595392605 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2006 Subtitle Builder of the Dam DOI 10.1604/9780595392605 UK Release Date 2006-07-17 Imprint iUniverse Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2006-07-17 NZ Release Date 2006-07-17 US Release Date 2006-07-17 Publication Date 2006-07-17 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134732129;
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