Merle Seehafer's Newly Released "A Closer Walk" Is a Poignant, Entertaining Book of Recollections from a Member of America's Greatest Generation
"A Closer Walk" from Christian Faith Publishing author Merle Seehafer is an intimate, closely observed chronicle of the author's life, from his impoverished boyhood in the Great Depression to his eventful youth in the US Navy during the violent 1940s.
MEADVILLE, Pa., April 5, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "A Closer Walk": an up-close-and-personal account, is the creation of published author Merle Seehafer, a WWII US Navy veteran. He is a married father of two and a retired controller at the McGraw-Edison Company production site based in South Milwaukee.
Seehafer writes, "Merle H. Seehafer was born in 1923 and grew up as the second youngest in a family of ten near Wausau, Wisconsin. In A Closer Walk, he describes what life was like struggling in the midst of the Great Depression. His recollections of boyhood, often poignant and humorous, are replete with examples of how this large, tight-knit family relied on faith, personal responsibility, and hard work to rise above the poverty in which they had been born.
"In 1942, nineteen-year-old Merle enlisted in the US Navy where he would come to serve aboard the escort carrier USS Kwajalein. Merle's service record is recalled in amazing detail—including a vivid depiction of being caught up as a member of Admiral 'Bull' Halsey's Third Fleet in the terrifying Typhoon Cobra in December 1944.
"A Closer Walk offers the reader some valuable insight into what life was really like for one who came of age during that time period which would shape America's 'Greatest Generation.'"
Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Merle Seehafer's new book is a detailed personal account that brings the author's experiences to vivid life, inviting the reader to share in the colorful and sometimes grim experiences that have left a lasting impression in mind's eye that has seen so much.
Consumers can purchase"A Closer Walk" at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.
For additional information or inquiries about "A Closer Walk", contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.
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