The Blue Collar Blues and Other Stories

The Blue Collar Blues and Other Stories
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Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9781662902901
ISBN-13 : 1662902905
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Book Synopsis The Blue Collar Blues and Other Stories by : Bob Stockton

Download or read book The Blue Collar Blues and Other Stories written by Bob Stockton and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shipwreck’s tragic toll in human life. The changing face of a quiet turn-of-the century neighborhood. A man who lost his wife unexpectedly. An obnoxious drunk who gets more than he bargained for. A horse who develops an affinity for a Hawaiian saloon. A submarine’s up close and personal encounter with a snoozing whale. Each of these stories and much more are found in “The Blue Collar Blues,” author Bob Stockton’s personal anthology of forty-six short stories that have been published over the past decade. The book’s first section contains stories of a young boy’s coming of age in an ever-changing northeast working-class neighborhood. The second section highlights standalone stories that run from autobiographical to allegorical. The third section focuses on the adventures-and misadventures- of young sailors serving in the U.S. Navy of a half-century past. The fourth section relates actual tales of the U.S. Navy and her sailors deployed along the Pacific Rim. Grab a cup of coffee and escape into the mind of an author with a flair for describing what is really important in life.


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