DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH [Signed Presentation Copy]

James M. Costa

ISBN 10: 155395775X / ISBN 13: 9781553957751

Published by Trafford, 2007

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Trade paperback with minor wear, clean, no spine crease; clean and unmarked. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH [Signed Presentation Copy]
• Publisher: Trafford
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155395775X
• ISBN 13: 9781553957751
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2003.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • American History

About this title

Synopsis

Diamond In The Rough is an autobiography of James M. Costa, a young immigrant from S. Italy who survives poverty, war, amputation, corporate corruption and the lure of the Mafia in his journey to achieving the "American Dream".
It is a gritty, sometimes graphic and brutal story that includes gentleness, kindness, and deep love of family, where perseverance and integrity are the shepherds to his success.

About the Author

James M. Costa was born in Fabrizia, Italy. He immigrated to to U.S. when he was twenty-three months old in 1931. He attended schools in Claremont, NH and resided there. He is married and has four children. He entered the service in 1947 and was medically discharged from Walter Reed Hospital in 1954. He was a paratrooper and fought in the Korean War with the 2nd Infantry Division and also with the 187th airborne Regimental Combat Team. He earned the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts among his decorations. He lost his leg by enemy grenades during his last encounter with the Chinese forces on Outpost Zebra.

After his discharge, he worked as a machinist and then became the treasurer and general manager of a machine tool corporation in Vermont, where he worked for ten years. After that, he started his own corporation, Costa Precision manufacturing Corp. in Claremont, NH and sold it sixteen years later and retired. He now lives in West Unity, NH.