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The New James Stewart Biography
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Harp
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As I was leaving Barnes&Noble yesterday, I saw the book atop
a promo pyramid, stopped for a few minutes and flipped through it.
Impressive, but I've a stack of other reading right now.
fftopic: One of my Army buddies told me that his father,
a career master sergeant, once sat next to Brig. General James Stewart
in a C-130 flying out of Saigon. General Stewart served as a briefing
officer during Vietnam, a little known fact. Quite a guy.
As I was leaving Barnes&Noble yesterday, I saw the book atop
a promo pyramid, stopped for a few minutes and flipped through it.
Impressive, but I've a stack of other reading right now.
fftopic: One of my Army buddies told me that his father, a career master sergeant, once sat next to Brig. General James Stewart
in a C-130 flying out of Saigon. General Stewart served as a briefing
officer during Vietnam, a little known fact. Quite a guy.
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I'm reading it right now. Go ahead and pick it up.
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If it is the one that details his military career, I have read it and it is very good. Anytime that they have a section where they quote him, It always comes out in my mind in his voice. Really loved the book. I believe it was called Bomber Pilot.
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Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot is also en excellent read. But this is the newest one:
Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot is also en excellent read. But this is the newest one:
Gray Ghost
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Now a new book that I have to get. My wife is going to kill me. I'll just tell her that it followed me home. I love the cover. He is one of my favorite actors and pilots.
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I stopped in Jimmy's hometown of Indiana, PA (about 80 mi E of Pittsburgh) last month and I'm glad I did. The Stewart Museum is on the top floor of the public library and well worth a visit for memorabilia and some background on the Stewart clan (of Scots-Irish origin and for 100+ years ran a hardware business called The Big Warehouse - there's a LIFE magazine spread up of Jimmy visiting the store after his demob from WW2, lounging behind the counter like a young stock clerk even tho he was a Colonel at the time.)
Every movie Jimmy did is portrayed in a still, poster, and blerb (his very first was a 2 reeler he didn't even get screen credit for). His Air Force uniforms and one of his cowboy getups are on view.
Indiana is a very pleasant small city, home to IUP University. If you stop, don't miss Rosanna's restaurant and bakery. Great hot lunch table and real old-fashioned good cookies!
Every movie Jimmy did is portrayed in a still, poster, and blerb (his very first was a 2 reeler he didn't even get screen credit for). His Air Force uniforms and one of his cowboy getups are on view.
Indiana is a very pleasant small city, home to IUP University. If you stop, don't miss Rosanna's restaurant and bakery. Great hot lunch table and real old-fashioned good cookies!
