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WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT?

Henry's Daughter: My Journeys Through the 20th Century is a remarkable autobiography that provides readers with a valuable background for better understanding the world in which we live today. Author Mildred Norman, a small-town girl who went on to become a good friend of one of the nation's wealthiest Americans, shares the travails and triumphs of life in the twentieth century. From the Great Depression to World War II and the Marshall Plan and the Berlin Airlift which followed, through the Baby Boom and the desegregation of our public schools, Mildred Norman was immersed in history as it happened.

WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK UNIQUE?

• The author is neither a professor of history nor an internationally recognized celebrity. All the better, for her autobiographical insights are those to which everyone can immediately and intimately relate.
  
• Mildred Norman lived through the events of the 20th century and shares these experiences in a style that truly brings alive the history that continues to define our country.
  
• This book, though charming in its simplicity, will impress readers with its tales of strength and wisdom that allowed this woman and this country to prevail during the darkest of times. Within it are lessons for us all as we face new and daunting struggles today.

SUGGESTED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What was it like to grow up in Parkersburg, Iowa?
   
2. Do you think children today can still have the same experiences and life lessons you learned as a child?
   
3. When you think of your parents and what they did that influenced your life, what are the first things that come to mind?
   
4. How unusual was it for a woman to get a college education at the time you went to school?
   
5. What helped shape your views on equal rights and how did you become involved in the desegregation movement?
   
6. What prompted you to become involved in politics? And tell us about your relationship with Winthrop Rockefeller.
   
7. What do you think are the biggest problems facing our country today?
   
8. Given your extraordinary perspective, would you be willing to share some advice on how best to deal with these problems?
   
9. What life lessons have you learned that you most want to share with your grandchildren and now with your readers?
   
10. Where can people purchase a copy of Henry's Daughter?

Published by Five Star Publications
Price: $14.95 U.S. / Paperback / Nonfiction
Size: 5½" x 8"
ISBN: 978-1-58985-056-9