A Pea Coat Goes Home

This is the true story about a coat, the author (Les) and his father (Ken). Les discovered the coat in the attic when he was 6. Even then, he was drawn to it. By the 9th grade, Les was wearing it to and from school until he grew too big to fit into it. This Navy pea coat became a touchstone for Les,......more

I listened to the Audible audio version of this book. "An Endearing Personal Biography" A Pea Coat Goes Home was a neat listen. The history of this coat was and is outstanding. I love history like this. It's so exciting that the coat is going to be put in the ship's museum and the way the author, Les......more

A wonderful tribute to the author's father and many others. Raised on a farm, and with a limited formal education but a genius at mechanical things, the dad joined the naval war effort and was assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington, where he served throughout the war. Many anecdotes are threaded......more

I didn't like this book it was boring to me. "I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or for an unbiased via audiobookBlast dot com."......more