Patriots

[close] Collection of students, teachers, and friends interested in discussing reading currently in my classes.

[close] This group features discussion and review of books about the American Revolutionary War. In addition, we run member polls to choose books for the group to read and discuss together. The group has been started by the Twitter #RevWar community but everyone is encouraged to join and participate.

[close] This group is for fiction which has a positive perspective on America and the USA's founding principles. Conversely, it has a negative perspective on America's enemies, and the enemies of those principles (foreign and domestic). Books with "conservative" (whatever that means) values or that advocate a certain political party don't necessarily qualify, since it doesn't always agree with America's founding principles or what's best for America. Pro-American literature is pretty rare. Here is a place where, hopefully, we can discover those diamonds in the rough.

[close] World champion boxer Lew Jenkins fought his whole life. As a child, he fought extreme poverty during the Great Depression in the depths of the Texas Dust Bowl. In his twenties, he fought as a professional boxer and obtained the pinnacle of his vocation—a world championship. Jenkins fought in World War II and the Korean War, and in his later years, he fought the ravages from the aging of an abused body. From Boxing Ring to Battlefield: The Life of War Hero Lew Jenkins details for the first time the extraordinary life of Lew Jenkins, from his difficult childhood to his death in 1981. Despite his talent for boxing, Gene Pantalone reveals that Jenkins often fought and trained through drunken stupors. After wasting his ring title and all his money, Jenkins found purpose during World War II and the Korean War. He fought in major battles that included D-Day, Bloody Ridge, and Heartbreak Ridge, and his efforts earned him one of the highest decorations for bravery, the Silver Star. Unable to find meaning in life at the peak of his boxing success, Jenkins discovered values to which he could cling during war. From Boxing Ring to Battlefield features exclusive interviews with Lew Jenkins’ son and grandson, providing a personal perspective on the life of this complicated war hero. The first biography of Jenkins, this book will fascinate boxing fans and historians alike.