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Ruff
Stuff - A WWII Pilot's Story - Major Norbert C. Ruff. When Japan
bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States was caught
with
her
pants
down.
With the
war in
Europe,
the
US government
was sending all its resources to that theatre, so in the early years
of the war with Japan, our servicemen in the South Pacific were short
on supplies, planes and men. Most men were issued WWI helmets, gas
masks, rations and many times guns. One such man was First Lieutenant
Norbert C. Ruff who graduated from Flight School on December 6, 1941.
Within a month, he was in Australia and then New Guinea fighting
the Japanese. This book describes the early days of the war with
Japan,
what these men went through and honors Norb's comrades who did not
make it back. It also covers Norb's life, including his time flying
the first jet the Bell P-59 and F-80."
This book sells for $28.00 includes shipping and handling. NOW
AVAILABLE!!
When
Sylvestor VanLoon and Rev. William Priddy first set foot on the area
known as Bloomer's Prairie, little did they know that 150 years later
the little village they created would be a thriving, growing city.
Through
the roaming of animals in the streets, to floods that nearly wiped
out Old Main Street, to the end of logging, through diphtheria and
flu epidemics
that took the lives of many, many citizens, to fires, depression
and prohibition, Bloomer changed with the times and survived when
many villages
failed, their names wiped off the face of the maps.
Not to depict the rich history for Bloomer's Sesquicentennial, would
be a crime. During the writing of this book, I have been constantly
amazed at the tenacity of the people of Bloomer. This book has been
a joy to write, getting to know those people as they struggled to
make
Bloomer what it is today.
This book sells for $35.00 plus $4.25 shipping and handling.
Although
not the oldest township in Chippewa County, the Township of Tilden
is
certainly steeped in a long and interesting history. Ancestors of the
families that settled in the 1850's are still living and working
in
the township, most attending the second oldest Catholic Church in the
county, St. Peter's. This third book on Chippewa County township
histories,
is 426 pages including over 500 pictures and maps, stories of over
60 families, businesses, farming, military, churches and schools.
The book
sells for $30.00 plus $3.50 shipping and handling.
Among
the Prairies and Rolling Hills was published
in 2000. This 500-page book contains over 500 pictures and maps
of Wisconsin,
Chippewa County and Bloomer Township plus histories of local businesses
and families. Bloomer Township is located 30 miles north of Eau
Claire,
Wisconsin. Chapters include: A State is Born, A Township Begun;
Logging Bloomer Prairie; Life on Bloomer Prairie; Bloomer in the Military;
Country
Schools; Friends and Neighbors Remembered. The book sells for $30.00
plus $3.50 shipping and handling.
Nestled
Among the Lakes and Pines was published in
1998 to coincide with the centennial of Sampson Township. The
300-page book
contains over 300 pictures and maps of Wisconsin, Chippewa County and
Sampson Township as well as histories of local businesses and
families.
Sampson Township is located 40 miles north of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Chapters include: A State is Born, A Township Begun; Logging
Sampson; Farming; Life in Sampson Township; Sampson in the Military;
Country
Schools; Friends and Neighbors Remembered; Resorts and Businesses.
The book sells for $20.00 plus $3.50 shipping and handling.
