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9781469732497

It's My Life

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  • ISBN13:

    9781469732497

  • ISBN10:

    1469732491

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-03-12
  • Publisher: Author Solutions
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Born on the island of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos, author Charles C. Palmer shares a life's worth of experiences in this, his memoir. Recalling the good times, the bad times, and everything in between, Palmer narrates the hardships of growing up at a time when there was no electricity and no running water and even fewer conveniences. It's My Life tells of what life was like from the 1950s to the late 1990s, including his childhood, his parents, his siblings, his schooling, and the uniqueness of the island lifestyle. Palmer details his experiences and explains how God blessed his life-from being the first native to manage a small hotel to owning a restaurant to winning the lottery. Filled with an array of anecdotes, It's My Life provides insight into one man's life as he sought to overcome the hardships and make a better life for himself and his family.

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I had been involved in an accident that had wounded my leg and hip a few days earlier. I was out delivering water when the truck, filled with water, rolled over, and my left leg got trapped under it. This was my first major accident, and I was scared. I was glad the engine was already turned off because a fire might have occurred. My helper, a bigger man than I was, fell on me. I had to help him up and out of the other side so he could call for help. I was praying someone was listening on the vhf (very high frequency radio), so he could be understood because he was tongue-tied. But he was heard and understood right away. He also broke the windshield so I could get air. As soon as he called for help, many people started coming to the scene to see what happened, some out of curiosity and others out of concern. The crowd of onlookers soon became larger as the news spread. Mr. Art Butterfield knelt beside me and encouraged me to hold on. When he stood up again, he prayed that help would come soon.

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