Paperback. This book is concerned with the life and times of Earl J. Drexler and the immigrants of his family who contributed to that life. Earl was born in 1897 when the normal mode of transportation was by means of horses and lived to see the development of trains, automobiles, airplanes, radios, television, rockets, radar, computers and he lived to see man walking on the moon. Along the way, he traveled across the USA several times and lived through two World Wars and the Great Depression. Family stories tell about Earl's involvement with Chicago politics in the the 1920's, his relationship with several famous personalities and the normal, daily routines of life at the time. Illustrated with old documents and more than 200 period photographs. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Horses to Rockets (Paperback)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date: 2018
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1726367606
ISBN 13: 9781726367608
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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This book is concerned with the life and times of Earl J. Drexler and the immigrants of his family who contributed to that life. Earl was born in 1897 when the normal mode of transportation was by means of horses and lived to see the development of trains, automobiles, airplanes, radios, television, rockets, radar, computers and he lived to see man walking on the moon. Along the way, he traveled across the USA several times and lived through two World Wars and the Great Depression. Family stories tell about Earl's involvement with Chicago politics in the the 1920's, his relationship with several famous personalities and the normal, daily routines of life at the time. Illustrated with old documents and more than 200 period photographs.

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