The Real Life of Colley - The Rebuild of Garden of Eden

by Barbara Lyle (Introduction), Joseph Pickering Colley

Overview

One of three diaries written by Joseph Pickering Colley when he was a young man traveling to the United States from England on a steamship in 1905. Upon arrival at Ellis Island, he boarded a train to Pennsylvania where he got work in a coal mine. He then traveled to California and was there to experience the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. This book details his experiences and the scenery along the way.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186783435
Publisher:	Barbara Lyle
Publication date:	10/13/2022
Series:	The Real Life of Colley , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Joseph Pickering Colley was born in Rosedale, England in 1879. As a young man, he traveled to the United States in 1905. Upon arrival at Ellis Island, he boarded a train to Pennsylvania where he got work in a coal mine. He then traveled to San Francisco and was there when the 1906 earthquake occurred. When Joseph was 39 years old, he received a telegram from YMCA headquarters to report to France to help with morale and physical fitness of the Allied Troops. Unexpectedly, he ended up on the front line in The Battle of Chateau-Thierry. So far, three diaries have been discovered by his granddaughter in the family's garage. Joseph writes in detail and exhibits the tenderness of his heart and mind, while also including historical details.