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Encyclopedia > Inger!

Inger! (full title, Inger! A Modern-Day Viking Discovers America), is a novel by American writer James N. Sites. It was released in 2006 by the Jesse Stuart Foundation. The story is a first-person narrative account of the life of the writer, Sites, and his wife Inger!. Inger Krogh was a norwegian immigrant after World War II, and this account begins when James Sites (a merchant marine for the US at the time) first meets her at sea during a shipwreck. The story touches on many political subjects, as Sites (and his wife) worked for and around many top government officials in the United States during his lifetime. Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... (c)1998 Jesse Stuart Foundation James Neil Sites (born on March 20, 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American novelist. ... Jesse Hilton Stuart (August 8, 1906 - February 17, 1984) was an American writer who achieved prominence in the short story, poetry, and novels. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to present) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal republic George W...


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Bold textInger! (full title, INGER! A Modern-Day Viking Discovers America)is a true story (dramatic non-fiction) by American writer James N. Sites. It was released in 2006 by the Jesse Stuart Foundation. The book is a first-person narrative account by Sites of both his own life and that of Inger Krogh, a first Norwegian post-WWII exchange student who later became his wife. The drama begins when Sites, a Merchant Marine officer winding up nearly four WWII years at sea, meets Inger aboard his last ship after she was shipwrecked. It progresses through action-packed events in Michigan to Washington, where it touches on many politicians and political subjects. The book features Washington news reporting,lobbying and vivid case histories of PR/political-acion campaigning -- plus an inspiring personal and public philosophy. Above all, it underscores the complex interplay in the capital between the news media, lobbyists, PR pros and public officials...that ultimately leads to governmental action. A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ...


External links

  • James N. Sites Official Site
  • Jesse Stuart Foundation
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