Run With the Wind: A Story of WWII Galveston

by Jim Cole

Galveston, Texas: secrets and danger, the WW 2 years.A Jewish widow and a mysterious stranger help her son Benjamin overcome polio as refugees from Nazi death camps find safety and spies threaten Galveston. As clouds of war gather, a man crashes his car into Sarah's front yard, exits the wreck and dies. The young widow finds her life full of danger. She will learn that her crippled son has a secret from that day that he believes he must never reveal. A mysterious stranger, who becomes a romantic interest for the poverty-stricken widow, has an odd friendship with her great uncle Levi, a Galveston pioneer and family patriarch. This stranger has a secret that could threaten the foundations of a government. As the world descends into armed conflict and German submarines lurk in the Gulf of Mexico, Sarah, assistant manager of the organization that schedules Galveston shipping, finds herself the target for saboteurs and spies. And all this time Sarah herself has a secret. She knows the strength and true grit of her son's character and longs for the day when he will put aside his braces and crutches. Benjamin's dream is to go to the beach and Run With The Wind.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1734767804
• ISBN13: 9781734767803
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Colemines Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"