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Fresh out of a Defiance, Ohio, high school, Thomas Boyd (1898–1935) joined the Marines to serve his country in the patriotic heat of the spring of 1917. In 1919 he came home from the war with a Croix de Guerre and a desire to write. He joined the St. Paul News as a journalist and opened a bookstore, whose patrons included F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis. Through the Wheat appeared to immediate acclaim, with F. Scott Fitzgerald calling it "a work of art" and "arresting." Boyd wrote five other works before he died in Vermont of a cerebral hemorrhage at age thirty-seven.

Poor John Fitch: Inventor Of The Steamboat is a biography book written by Thomas Boyd. The book tells the story of John Fitch, a man who invented the steamboat in the late 1700s. Fitch was a self-taught mechanic and inventor who spent years working on his steamboat design. Despite facing numerous setbacks and challenges, Fitch was determined to make his dream a reality. The book explores Fitch's life, his struggles, and his eventual success in launching the first steamboat on the Delaware River in 1787. The book also delves into the social and political climate of the time, including the competition between Fitch and fellow inventor Robert Fulton. Overall, Poor John Fitch: Inventor Of The Steamboat is an engaging and informative read for those interested in the history of technology and innovation.This is a new release of the original 1935 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Powerful and poignant, a masterpiece. Through the Wheat depicts the horrors of World War 1: the first modern war fought in trenches with mustard gas, artillery, and tanks. Thomas Boyd brings home the psychological damage done to men under extreme pressure fighting for their livers thousands of miles from home. Unforgettable

Powerful and poignant, a masterpiece. Through the Wheat depicts the horrors of World War 1: the first modern war fought in trenches with mustard gas, artillery, and tanks. Thomas Boyd brings home the psychological damage done to men under extreme pressure fighting for their livers thousands of miles from home. Unforgettable

Through the Wheat, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.