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- 1: Introduction
- 2: Taking the plunge
- 3: Retirement
- 4: The book & biographer
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The book & biographer
Published by Pelican Publishing Company in Gretna, La., the book "Tiny Broadwick The First Lady of Parachuting" is 112 pages, with 38 black and white photos. It retails for $9.95 and sells online for $7.96. (800) 843-1724 or www.pelicanpub.com
Elizabeth Whitley Roberson taught public school for 30 years in Martin County. She also taught at Martin Community College and East Carolina University and now teaches at Lawrence Academy in Bertie County. The longtime history teacher first heard about Tiny while pursuing a master’s degree in the 1990s. Tiny didn’t read or write so she didn’t leave behind letters, and there was little on record about her. Roberson persevered, and met historians and Tiny’s friends and relatives who helped her tell Tiny’s story. Roberson also wrote “Weep Not for Me, Dear Mother,” about a young man in the Civil War, and published his letters in a companion volume called “In Care of Yellow River.” She lives in Williamston and is working on a book about women in the Civil War.
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