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Show Your Library by Rev. Wm. Burton ' j r r --, Hello friends. How's your reading read-ing coming? Yes, I know it takes time, and we're all busy, but if you'll get the reading habit it will be one of the finest things you can do for yourself. Books will begin to get under your skin and you'll find life growing richer. rich-er. Living will become more fun. There are two books that I want to call your attention to this week. Both are about famous Americans, one living and one dead. The first book is "Our Will Rogers," by Homer Croy. "Our Will Rogers" preserve the easy, idiomatic style of spe. ch and humor hu-mor that mado Americans love the homespun boy w.io told a story, and learned to throw a rope, with the he; of 'em. Mr. Croy knew Will Rogers well. Homer Croy met Wiil around 1930, when Hollywood bought Mi. Croy's novel "They Had to See Paris" and made it into Will's first talkie. In reflecting over Will Rogers' life the author says, "It seems to me he reflected the best in American Life." So read this book for real enjoyment and learn more about a beloved American character. The second book Is "The Spirit of St. Louis" by Charles A. Lind-berg. Lind-berg. This is an autobiographical narrative of the planning and execution of the first non-stop airplane passage between the continents of America and Europe, Eu-rope, concluding with an hour-by-hour account of that historical, histori-cal, desperate, victorious first flight over trackless water. Lind-berg Lind-berg conceived the idea of his non-stop flight in 1926. On May 21, 1927, this same young man took off from New York and alter 33 hours alone in his plane, the "Spirit of St. Louis," landed in Paris. Read this story of the determination de-termination of a great American. It may Inspire you to fulfill some of your dreams. |
