The Real Life of Colley: Part One: Into the Burning World

by Barbara Lyle (Compiler), Joseph Pickering Colley

Overview

J.P. Colley's diary, which was written in 1918 during his time in France on the front line during WWI, was discovered in a trunk in his family's garage. The content surprised his granddaughter because he had never shared these experiences with the family. Here is the unedited version of his thoughts and experiences presented in his actual words.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185856277
Publisher:	Barbara Lyle
Publication date:	10/03/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	875 KB

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.