The Orphans' Nine Commandments - Hardcover
When Roger Bechan was six, his mother packed his suitcase and told him they were going to Oklahoma City to visit an uncle. Instead, she took him to the Oklahoma Society for the Friendless, where he began a long journey through three orphanages and several foster homes. With all the color of the 1930s, this is a story of survival within an impersonal child-care system, a story filled with vivid characters, pathos and surprising humor, and the tenacity of a young boy who longs for a normal home—and can’t understand why his mother abandoned him or who his father is. No wonder he and his orphan friends omit the tenth commandment—to “honor your father and mother.”
As a teenager, the boy finds a home with a supportive couple in a small Oklahoma oil town. Roger Bechan becomes William Holman, who obtains degrees from two universities, marries and raises three sons, and becomes the youngest director of the San Francisco Public Library and an award-winning book designer. Late in life, he discovers the identity of his father—and a new family.
As a teenager, the boy finds a home with a supportive couple in a small Oklahoma oil town. Roger Bechan becomes William Holman, who obtains degrees from two universities, marries and raises three sons, and becomes the youngest director of the San Francisco Public Library and an award-winning book designer. Late in life, he discovers the identity of his father—and a new family.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
William Holman served as head librarian, Pan American University; Director of the Rosenberg Library in Galveston; Head of the San Antonio Public Library, Director of the San Francisco Library, and Professor, the Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas. He is a mentor for the Orphan Foundation of America and has represented the group on national television.
Mr. Holman and his wife, Barbara, publish under the imprint, “Roger Beacham, Publisher” and have produced such books as Harold Billings’ Texas Beast Fables and This Bitterly Beautiful Land: A Texas Commonplace Book, considered by many the most beautiful book ever published in Texas. His avocations are golf, book collecting, and racing sailboats. The Holmans live in Austin.
Mr. Holman and his wife, Barbara, publish under the imprint, “Roger Beacham, Publisher” and have produced such books as Harold Billings’ Texas Beast Fables and This Bitterly Beautiful Land: A Texas Commonplace Book, considered by many the most beautiful book ever published in Texas. His avocations are golf, book collecting, and racing sailboats. The Holmans live in Austin.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherTCU Press
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0875653553
- ISBN 13 9780875653556
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages238
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 19.49
Shipping:
US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
Orphans' Nine Commandments
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 5219012-n
Buy New
US$ 19.49
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Orphans' Nine Commandments [Hardcover] Holman, William Roger and Blevins, Ted
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9780875653556
Buy New
US$ 18.15
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Orphans' Nine Commandments
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9780875653556
Buy New
US$ 26.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Orphans' Nine Commandments
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0875653553
Buy New
US$ 25.37
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Orphans' Nine Commandments
Published by
Texas Christian University Press
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0875653553
ISBN 13: 9780875653556
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # CA-9780875653556
Buy New
US$ 31.44
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Orphans' Nine Commandments
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0875653553
Buy New
US$ 27.95
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Orphans' Nine Commandments
Published by
TCU Press 2007-10-30, Fort Worth, TX
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0875653553
ISBN 13: 9780875653556
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description hardback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780875653556
Buy New
US$ 27.46
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Orphans' Nine Commandments
Published by
Texas Christian University Press,U.S.
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0875653553
ISBN 13: 9780875653556
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. A story of survival within an impersonal child-care system, a story filled with vivid characters, pathos, surprising humor, and the tenacity of a young boy who longs for a normal home and can't understand why his mother abandoned him or who his father is. Seller Inventory # B9780875653556
Buy New
US$ 30.78
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Orphans' Nine Commandments
Published by
Texas Christian Univ Pr
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0875653553
ISBN 13: 9780875653556
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 234 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0875653553
Buy New
US$ 30.28
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Orphans' Nine Commandments
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0875653553
Buy New
US$ 42.00
Convert currency