The Adventures of Dorothy Marita Forrant
In the 1920s, Dorothy Forrant from the small town of Ware,
Massachusetts achieved the American Dream by leaving America.
Raised by a single mom who only occasionally was employed in
the local low wage fabric factory, 18-year-old Dorothy used her typing skills,
her drive and persistence to escape the menial work of a textile mill operative
and rise to be recognized as a valued partner within the United States Foreign
Service. Attending a year of Commercial
College and applying for a clerk position with the US Department of State succeeded
in bringing her out of poverty in Massachusetts and into the US Foreign Service
and the wide world. The Dream Fulfillment took Dorothy on a series of posts,
some for weeks, some for years, in Havana; Buenos Aires; Tokyo; and
Peiiping. It brought her into contact with a cast of
characters right out of the history books:
Charles Lindbergh (twice); Will Rogers; the grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm;
the Prince of Sweden; a slew of professional baseball players to include Lou
Gehrig; all the while supporting US diplomacy from the Sixth Pan-American
Conference in Cuba to the Lytton Commission in China.
ISBN 978-0-9722704-6-5
Expected Publication January 2025
8.5" x 11", ~ 200 pgs, hard cover, $26.00
Discount for pre-publication order: contact mike@blackledge.com
Capturing Family History
Published Nov 2023
8.5" x 11", 394 pgs, soft cover, $28.00
Blackledges In America
(Second Edition)
A Genealogy of Blackledge/Blacklidge Descendants with Roots in
the United States of America
ISBN 978-0-9722704-1-0
This CD contains all 3,300 pages of the three-volume Second Edition in PDF Format,
plus bonus photo material not in the book.
A "Read-Me" PDF file explains how to use, read, search the material.
The price of the CD has not changed, and additional CDs sent to the same addess in the same order are 25% off.
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Blackledge
Stories
… and other BS
Anecdotes and Images from the Extended Family of Lewis H. Blackledge of Red Cloud, Nebraska. Compiled and Fact-Checked
by
Michael A Blackledge
What makes a family unique? It’s the lives they live and the stories they tell. From Annapolis to Thailand, this collection of family anecdotes, images, lessons, and relationships will inspire, surprise, and delight. Presented within the categories of Childhood Memories, Family Stories, War Stories, Passions and Pursuits, Writings and Essays, and that dreaded family area for avoidance: Religion and Politics.
Open the book anywhere -
you will discover a fascinating story.
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