Odyssey of a Teacher : My Life: 1921 to great-great Grandchildren

Born in the small Maine town of Millinocket, he was the first of eight children born to George and Frances Alward. Always dreaming of going to college but being well aware that his financially strapped parents could not provide the monetary support his dream required, he was always thinking of ways to carn money; and faced with the bleak future of working in the paper mill his determination made it possible for him to finally leave Millinocket in 1940 for college with $65.00 in his pocket. Recording some of his most memorable events of the 20th century such as meeting Helen Keller and climbing a telephone pole to watch President Franklin Roosevelt ride by, Alward's story is a testimony to perseverance in overcoming numerous obstacles to eventually become the person he always knew was hiding inside and just waiting to emerge-a success.Alward, Edgar C. is the author of 'Odyssey of a Teacher : My Life: 1921 to great-great Grandchildren', published 2004 under ISBN 9780975318812 and ISBN 0975318810.