Looking Back

About the Book

Did you know that a West Union native served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower's adjutant during World War II? Or that a Walhalla man had a U.S. Navy ship named in his honor after he was killed in action? Or that a Tamassee man flew in a bombing mission over Germany in a plane piloted by famous actor Jimmy Stewart? Looking Back, a Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier for the World War II Years, 1941-1945 is about life on the home front during the war, as reported by a small weekly newspaper located in Walhalla, South Carolina.

About the Author

Early in his career as reporter/photographer/editor for the Keowee Courier, Ashton Hester became fascinated by the volumes containing issues from past years of the paper, which was founded in 1849. He began compiling a weekly column containing news highlights from the corresponding dates 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, etc., years ago. He first titled the column "From the Past" but eventually changed it to "Looking Back," which is also the title of this book and two previous "Looking Back" books. The first book highlighted the years 1888, 1907, 1911 and 1914, and the second, 1915, 1918, 1924 and 1935.