| A Journey Through Life Contributor(s): Hirsekorn, Fred S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1460246993 ISBN-13: 9781460246993 Publisher: FriesenPress OUR PRICE: $25.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Later Years |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (0.91 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An entertaining and memory jogging collection of short stories and poems, fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. They were written by the 90 year old author over the last six years he attended a creative writing class. The individual stories are bundled into a journey from youth to old age, and into experiences which tend to shape our personality. In his case, the experiences in Germany from where he fled and the WWII experiences which shaped his serious nature. As we travel along our journey through life we all begin to learn that there is humor even during the dark segments and some sadness even along the brightest scenes. We gain insight and wisdom. A sense of humor helps overcome the potholes in the road to make the journey more pleasant. A sense of humor shines through the stories as does the wisdom and insight he has amassed during his lifetime. He continues creative writing which had discovered his sense of humor, a joy which is reflected in his short stories.... |
Contributor Bio(s): Hirsekorn, Fred S.: - Fred S. Hirsekorn was born in Germany in 1924. Almost 12 years old, he, his parents and grandmother fled Germany in 1936 and immigrated to the US. He attended grade and high school in Kansas City, Missouri and entered the military service in 1942. Armored force basic training at Camp Campbell, Kentucky was followed by six months in the Army Special Training Program at Ohio State University. He was sent to Camp Campbell to join the 14th Armored Division heading for combat in Europe when the ASTP program was abruptly closed. He rose to the rank of first sergeant. After graduating from the University of Kansas with an MS, Ch.E. degree his jobs took him to New Martinsville, West Virginia, then to Wichita, Kansas, and in 1965, to St. Paul, Minnesota. His various assignments at Economics Laboratory, from where he retired in 1986, included service as Vice President, European Operations. He then established his consulting company, GMS, Inc., from where he retired in 1994. Hirsekorn held leadership positions in the American Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Minnesota Diversified Industries, and the Minnesota Governor's Commission on Employment of Handicapped Persons. He and his wife live in Lilydale, Minnesota.... |