Exciting Events from the Past and Present Volume 1

Your Story Hour® proudly presents this first set of exciting, dramatized stories in our new series called EXCITING EVENTS. This volume of Exciting Events from the past include stories on Desmond Doss, Emily Geiger, Johnny Darragh, Vinnie Ream, and Abbie Burgess. Great listening entertainment for the whole family! This Volume of EXCITING EVENTS from the past contains 7 dramatized, audio stories on 3 CDs Narrated by Uncle Dan and Aunt Carole – Each episode is approximately thirty minutes in length Stories include: – Abbie, the Lighthouse Keepers Daughter – Young Abbie Burgess single-handedly saves countless sailors by keeping the Matinicus Rock lighthouse burning when violent storms keep her father from returning home. – Vinnie and the Saddest Man- Teenage sculptress, Vinnie Ream, becomes a true friend of Abraham Lincoln. – Buttons and Spies- Young Johnny Darragh bravely carries coded messages to George Washington’s army. – Emily’s Secret Message / Allen and the Slave- In 1781, teenager Emily Geiger risks her life to carry a secret message. / 11-year-old Allen Jay helps a runaway slave escape via the Underground Railway. – Battle in the Barracks(Desmond Doss, Part 1) – Desmond Doss is drafted into the army, but refuses to carry a gun due to his religious convictions. – Courage on the Cliff(Desmond Doss, Part 2) – Desmond Doss, now a medic, saves the lives of 75 wounded American soldiers on Okinawa.