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Life of Adventure, AEntry/Object ID
2021.58.11Description
xxi, 114 pages : 23 cm
A life of adventure living as an eagle versus an oyster by William Lasater Hembree.
Title page autographed & dated by author.
Dr. Bill Hembree practiced dentistry in Jacksonville, Florida for 55 years and was known for his "nutritional" lectures ... back cover
Selected table of contents: Military life stories -- South and Central American stories -- Bahamas & diving stories -- Miscellaneous stories.
About the author: William (Bill) Hembree was born in 1928 and raised on a farm in Hog Jaw Valley beside the Tennessee River, Jackson County Alabama. After graduating valedictorian in 1945 from Bridgeport High School, he joined the Navy on his 17th birthday. He became a carrier-based fighter pilot and was released from active-duty in 1949. After graduating from the University of Alabama, he transferred to UAB School of Dentistry to earn his DMD in 1957. William was known for his "Nutritional" lectures.
Jax information: Graduating at Pensacola, Dr. Bill was selected to be a Navy carrier based fighter in Jacksonville. (page viii-ix) -- Race for mayor of Jacksonville (pages 101-102) tells of his arrival to the city in 1962 and finding the city controlled by 1 rich boss. Dr. Bill joined the Republican Party and, several years later, ran for Mayor which he eventually lost.Collection
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Hembree, William Lasater, 1928-2021., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History -- 20th century., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Biography -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.Publication Details
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Hembree, William Lasater.Publisher
William Lasater HembreePlace Published
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[Jacksonville, Fla.]Call No.
F 319 .J1 H46 2015ISBN
069244095x; 9780692440957