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| "NEWS RELEASE" SEPTEMBER 1, 1939 YOUNG BOY WITH SIX DOGS FOUND ADRIFT IN MID-ATLANTIC ON GIANT FLOAT OF WOOD TAKEN ABOARD THE SS MOLLY B CAPTAIN WILLIAM GRESHAM, MASTER! HERE IS A STORY OF COURAGE UNIQUE IN ANY TIME OR AGE. The Vignettes of Jōd is the story of a fiery orphaned lad and ward of the State of Texas who, with determination and courage breaks free to find his place in the world. Learning the skills of survival through his observations and through those special people he meets along the way, his life becomes a whirlwind adventure on the back roads and byways of America. During a violent storm, mother nature's wrath sweeps him and his two faithful companions, Little Red and Ranger, out into the Gulf on a huge drift of wood. Jōd faces dangers and challenges but, he also, realizes a freedom and joy that is exhilarating and special to the time. "I told The Vignettes to give ears to a deaf world." Shippinbow. The honest, straightforward telling of this story speaks well for the author and takes on a reality that is timeless. ### The 5.75 x 8.5 perfect bound soft back book of 464 pages with illustrations by Kenneth Steward and DustyRoads; ISBN: 1-4120-2460-9 has become available in cooperation with Trafford Publishing Get your copy right now from Grass Roots Publications for only 11.79 Plus 3.00 for shipping and handling PayPal . Contact Eve: shippinbow@yahoo.com. for our purchase specials and send your checks or money orders to: Grass Roots Publications, P.O. Box 60603, Las Vegas, NV 89160-0603 Please give 4 days for delivery. |
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It is the fiery character of young Jod, his determination, his courage and joie de vivre that are the strength, the bulwark of this story, an adventure of escape and survival, of suffering and of glory that must touch the hearts of all those who read it . . . From the Forward by J.Y. Boileau |
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| THE VIGNETTES OF JŌD An American Story. Shippinbow's narration, in first person, of an orphan boy. Enjoy the ride! |
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