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Land of Promise: in Army Land
Alfred John Root
其他書名
The Memoirs of an Edwardian North London Boy
出版Edward Everett Root, 2025-04-30
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralHistory / Social History
ISBN19130876039781913087609
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=TVfvzgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This is the third volume of five of the personal memoirs of a most remarkable man: Alfred John Root (13 September, 1913 - 3 December 2003). He led an extraordinary life. He went blind from measles aged 18 months and into his adulthood until having a prism inserted into one eye which gave him partial sight only. But, astonishingly, he created and ran businesses, and made his own way by drive, talent, optimism, and some hard-earned luck. / We need to remind ourselves constantly that he could barely see, could barely read, and had great difficulty writing. He lived in a predominantly written culture, but he could not complete forms, write letters, or read notices, struggling to read. Yet he educated himself, founded successful businesses, served in the Army in the second world war, and took part in many other activities.