Seasons of Triumph - Softcover

Fields, Kenny Wayne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 151530275X ISBN 13: 9781515302759

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

For adults, this story will rekindle wonderful memories of their own youthful mistakes and triumphs along their path to graduation from high school. Young readers will find it inspirational and beneficial for when they face similar obstacles during their own school days, and they will become convinced that dreams can come true. Seasons of Triumph was authored by Kenny Fields, a former Navy jet combat pilot and award winning author of the book, The Rescue of Streetcar 304, which is a true story about his combat mission during which his plane was shot down over enemy territory. Kenny is the son of a coal miner and in Seasons of Triumph he tells how his daily activities and inter-action with coal miners caused him to choose a military career and trained him for what lay ahead for him in a jungle within Laos. In doing so, he spins humorous but sometimes sad tales about life as a youngster and teenager during the ‘40s and ‘50s in scattered coal mining camps in McDowell County, West Virginia and Breathitt County, Kentucky, with one year of city life in Lockland, Ohio. The central theme of the story is Kenny’s struggle to fulfill the goals he set for himself to achieve before graduation from high school. He dreams about becoming a star on his high school athletic teams and going steady with a girl, but to fulfill both he has to hurdle over three obstacles. He has to convince his overly restrictive mother to release her apron like string like hold on him. He has to overcome his small physique to play with the big boys. And he has to stop being bashful when around girls. Still, Kenny doesn’t give up. He pursues his goals with dogged persistence, courage, religious faith, and the support of family, friends and coaches. And along the way, Kenny’s heartwarming memories of home life, roaming the mountains and rivers with wild abandon, school activities, competing with teammates, and dating girls provide a nostalgic look back in time at the daily lives of his real-life characters. Every reader will relate to Kenny’s triumph over adversity, and sometimes bad decisions while doing so.

About this title

About the Author:

Kenny Wayne Fields is the award winning author of The Rescue of Streetcar 304 for which he received his publisher’s 2008 Distinguished Author Award (2nd Place) and induction into the Literary Hall of Fame at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU). Kenny was born in McDowell County, West Virginia, and attended school there, except for four years in Breathitt County, Kentucky and one year in Lockland, Ohio. He graduated from Big Creek High School in McDowell County, where he was a triple-sport athlete, and in college, at LMU, he was a three year starter on the baseball team and earned a BA degree in English. Afterward, he earned Navy ‘Wings of Gold’ and served as a jet pilot for 22 years, and during the Vietnam War he flew 140 combat missions from aircraft carriers, piloting A-7 Corsairs. Following retirement from the Navy, Kenny piloted the successful start-up of two small companies. Seasons of Triumph is Kenny’s second book. He and his wife, Shirley, reside in Winchester, Virginia, and more details about them and his two books can be viewed on Kenny’s book website at kennywaynefields.com. You can also follow him on facebook @Kenny Wayne Fields.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 151530275X
• ISBN 13: 9781515302759
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304