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Lewis Barton
The author Lewis Barton was a teenager in 1960, he built a Street Rod (a Ford Model A, 5-window coupe), which after 60 years, he still owns and drives.
In high school, Lewis and ...показать большеThe author Lewis Barton was a teenager in 1960, he built a Street Rod (a Ford Model A, 5-window coupe), which after 60 years, he still owns and drives.
In high school, Lewis and his buddies played baseball in a flat field that his dad farmed. He later found out that it was this same field where his third great-grandfather, Josh Barton, had trained prior to mustering and being wounded at Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War. His grandfather recovered from his injuries and wintered at Valley Forge. Returning to battle, he fought at Yorktown until the battle was over. He then walked 700 miles to his New Hampshire home carrying his musket.
The Barton Family has a history of serving in the United States military, with the author Lewis Barton serving in the army during the Vietnam War. Lewis Barton is a Corps of Engineer service connected disabled veteran.
He graduated MCI in Pittsfield, Maine in 1963. In 2004, he was a “Presidential Point of Light” recipient presented by George W. Bush for his TV broadcasting and humanitarian acts during the 2004 hurricanes of Francis and Jeanne on the Treasure Coast of Florida. A film documentary, “The Eye of Two Sisters” was produced and received international recognition.показать меньше