Sergeant York (Perry - Christian Encounters)

Author: John Perry

ISBN: 9781595550255

Binding: paperback

Section: Biography

Growing up in the Tennessee hills, Alvin York was equally renowned as a marksman and as a hard-drinking brawler. However, while a dramatic New Year's conversion convinced him that killing was against God's will, yet this shy, big-boned mountaineer single-handedly dispatched two dozen Germans and captured 132 in the closing days of World War I. He earned the Medal of Honor and a ticker tape parade but refused to cash in on his fame, insisting "Uncle Sam's uniform ain't for sale." This succinct and gripping new account of Sgt. York's remarkable life includes details from exclusive interviews with the sergeant's three surviving children and information drawn from battlefield eyewitness reports and original film studio archives: fresh reminders of the legacy of one of America's great Christian patriots.