Sergeant York Movie

[EMC45]

One of my favorite of all times. I have it on DVD at the house and watch it from time to time. Even my teenage boys enjoy it.

[MUSTANG]

One of my favorite scenes is where Lightening Strikes and blows the horse shoes off the mule he was riding. His road to Damascus moment.

[nicholst55]

Not many people realize that Alvin York only agreed to the movie being made if he could personally choose the actor that portrayed him. He selected Gary Cooper to play the part.

[snowwolfe]

Not many people realize that Alvin York only agreed to the movie being made if he could personally choose the actor that portrayed him. He selected Gary Cooper to play the part.

Interesting, how do you know this fact to be accurate?

[8mmFan]

For whatever it’s worth to anyone here, my sons, 12 and 10, can tell you all about WWI and WWII. They are American history fans of the first order. If you are interested, for your own children or for you grandchildren, there is a GREAT graphic novel series by the author who writes under the pseudonym (I assume it’s a pseudonym, anyway) Nathan Hale. One of the books in the collection is “Trenches, Treaties, Mud, and Blood,” and it’s an excellent treatise on WW1 targeted at the maybe 7-12 y/o crowd. There are also books in the series about the Doolittle Raid, Lafayette, and more. Highly recommend it as a way to help your gets immerse themselves in true American History.

Thanks for sharing this, Greg. We’ll watch it at our house together.

8mmFan

[Alstep]

Interesting biography here;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_York

[richhodg66]

For whatever it’s worth to anyone here, my sons, 12 and 10, can tell you all about WWI and WWII. They are American history fans of the first order. If you are interested, for your own children or for you grandchildren, there is a GREAT graphic novel series by the author who writes under the pseudonym (I assume it’s a pseudonym, anyway) Nathan Hale. One of the books in the collection is “Trenches, Treaties, Mud, and Blood,” and it’s an excellent treatise on WW1 targeted at the maybe 7-12 y/o crowd. There are also books in the series about the Doolittle Raid, Lafayette, and more. Highly recommend it as a way to help your gets immerse themselves in true American History.

Thanks for sharing this, Greg. We’ll watch it at our house together.

8mmFan

There was a series of books in the 50s and 60s called "We Were There" (Pearl Harbor, the Oregon Trail, etc.) that were historical fiction told around a kid involved in the situation. These were written for elementary school kids and I read a few as a youngster because they were in the school library despite being out of print even then. I loved them, but they only had a few.

When my sons were about that age, I started hunting them down on Ebay and collected quite a few. Both my boys were pretty avid readers then, but I think my wife and I read them more. Good books, I still have them in a box around somewhere.

[8mmFan]

There was a series of books in the 50s and 60s called "We Were There" (Pearl Harbor, the Oregon Trail, etc.) that were historical fiction told around a kid involved in the situation. These were written for elementary school kids and I read a few as a youngster because they were in the school library despite being out of print even then. I loved them, but they only had a few.

When my sons were about that age, I started hunting them down on Ebay and collected quite a few. Both my boys were pretty avid readers then, but I think my wife and I read them more. Good books, I still have them in a box around somewhere.

Those look great, Rich! Looked them up on eBay. Thanks for the tip. They are a little pricey. I noticed that, in general, some of the authentic, classic “good stuff” that folks like us would prefer for our kids have gone up in price, a lot. I bought a set of Art Linkletter’s Encyclopedia Set for my kids, about two years ago. It’s about tripled in price on eBay now. And that’s not a one-off.

Thanks again for the heads up. I’ll look out for them. My boys will eat that stuff up. The oldest one (12), especially, is a voracious reader.

8mmFan

[richhodg66]

Those look great, Rich! Looked them up on eBay. Thanks for the tip. They are a little pricey. I noticed that, in general, some of the authentic, classic “good stuff” that folks like us would prefer for our kids have gone up in price, a lot. I bought a set of Art Linkletter’s Encyclopedia Set for my kids, about two years ago. It’s about tripled in price on eBay now. And that’s not a one-off.

Thanks again for the heads up. I’ll look out for them. My boys will eat that stuff up. The oldest one (12), especially, is a voracious reader.

8mmFan

Some of the titles are more common than others and hence, cheaper and easier to find. The Pearl Harbor one was the first I read as a kid and I read it over and over, I think I was in the fourt grade. These and similar ones seem to be highly sought by folks who home school, understandably.

[1Hawkeye]

Sgt. York, last of the Mohicans 1992 version and Memphis Belle 1943 version are my favorites

[nicholst55]

Interesting, how do you know this fact to be accurate?

After a bit of research, that appears to be urban legend. Supposedly, the producer used York's signature in a telegram to Cooper asking him to play the part.