The Sylvia Factor: The Aftermath of World War II

McEwen, Lee R.

ISBN 10: 157736130X / ISBN 13: 9781577361305

Published by Hillsboro Press, Franklin, TN, 1999

About this Item

Franklin: Hillsboro, 1999. First edition, second printing. Signed by the author in silver on the black ffep. Memoirs from the first ship to transport war brides back to the United States. Fine in a fine dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover.

Seller Inventory # 003317

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sylvia Factor: The Aftermath of World War II
• Publisher: Hillsboro Press, Franklin, TN
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157736130X
• ISBN 13: 9781577361305
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sailing and Maritime Affairs
  • Biographies and Memoirs
  • Military History

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Synopsis

As a Merchant Marine in World War II, Lee McEwen saw it all. In this account of his life, he shares the no-holds-barred world of life on a ship, and the humor necessary to withstand the loneliness and sadness of wartime. In addition to hauling troops, McEwen had the unusual honor of being on the first ship to transport war brides to the United States.

Despite these experiences, he was still seeking the girl of his dreams when he returned home after the war. Then, in a very unlikely place, this rough-talking world traveler met Sylvia, his "girl in the moon" and the rest was history. McEwen recounts their life together, and his miraculous survival of two life-threatening accidents. The Sylvia Factor is a colorful account of a life well lived.