Poverty, Puberty, & Patriotism: A Dayton Girl Grows up During Wwii

By Ruth Kibler Peck

The true story of her life as a young teenager living in Dayton, Ohio, during World War II. As the Great Depression ends and WWII begins, the Kibler family finds their lives drastically challenged by her fathers meager white-collar salary, by life in a miserable trailer camp, by devastating fire, and by her mothers near-death illness. Yet the family, like all Americans of that era, willingly sacrifices in every way possible to help the war effort. Father and daughter follow news of every battle and locate places on their world map. Ruth Ann finds joy in new friends, in the beauty of Island Park, and in being a teenager.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 14, 2016
• ISBN: 9781514487945

Ruth Kibler Peck

Charles (Ted) Brusaw was a man dedicated to his family and to writing. After graduating from Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, Ted became a technical writer for National Cash Register in Dayton. As a hobby, he co-authored six college textbooks and wrote four novels. His first success was Soldat, biography of a German soldier in World War II that was chosen by Book-of-the-Month Club. He coauthored a handbook for writers which over the years went to 14 editions. He and his wife of 60 years, Barbara, have two sons, four grandchildren, and one great grandson. Ted passed away in August, 2015. Unknown Horizons was Ted’s last endeavor. Ruth Kibler Peck earned college degrees in her 40’s, then taught English for 21 years before retirement. During her career she was honored as one of the Top Ten Teachers in Ohio, and served as president of the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts. In retirement she wrote seven books, was a docent at the Dayton Art Institute 24 years, chaired Wright Writers of Dayton 35 years, and for fi ve years hosted a TV show, The Writer’s Nook. Peck and her husband Walter have been married 66 years and have fi ve grown children and eight grandchildren.

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