Bøker av Edmond Theriault

Imagine living for a century, a full life with family, friends, and adventures. Edmond Theriault was born in Fort Kent, a town that he grew up in. From a young scamp living on South Perley Brook Road, to a schoolboy hunting and fishing with his father, to a young man picking potatoes, slicing seed potatoes, and cutting wood far into the forests of Maine. He went to World War II, becoming a B-17 pilot.Edmond came home and found the love of his life, Joan Pelletier. He raised a family of eleven children. His hobby, making snowshoes lasted into his elder years. He lived in Eagle Lake and Portland, and has come back home to Fort Kent. This is the story of a proud man living a dynamic life with his interest in people and plants and with his loyalty to his family and country, the United States.

The Great Depression created difficulties for almost all the people of Fort Kent, Maine. Most of the people were Frenchmen with a few Englishmen, and one Native Americans (Dennis' and Trombleys'). The French came from Nova Scotia and Quebec. Most of the Frenchmen had never gone to school. They had to learn to survive. They suffered many hardships and mistreatments in the war between France and England. The English came from downstate and seemed to have all the money to start businesses, especially cutting the virgin timber. We were thankful that our land and forest produced plants and animals to help us survive. My family and neighbors endured. Edmond Theriault was born on March 22, 1923 in Fort Kent, Maine. He was the fourth son of Eva and Joseph Theriault. They raised a family of fourteen children during the Great Depression (1929-1939) and World War II (1939-1945). Edmond's mother was proud of her large family and said she would rather have her sons fighting for her than anyone else. All the boys in the family served in the military during World War II. Eli joined the Army Air Corps, went to flight school, and was made a B-17 pilot. Alban joined the Infantry and spent one and a half years as a platoon leader in Europe. Edmond joined the Army Air Corps, went to flight school, and spent twenty-two months in the Pacific Theater as a B-17 pilot. Alire (Pete) joined the Air Force. Donald served for over thirty years in the Air Force.