Showing posts with label #Afghanistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Afghanistan. Show all posts

Saturday, January 21, 2023

An Additional Perspective

                                                   

       This was taken during the period mentioned in the book by Paul S. Jones.

 

        One of the best things about having written a particular book about a genuine person, is that once in a while someone contacts you with a letter or an e-mail, with an additional perspective or additional information.  This week I was most fortunate to have received an e-mail from a gentleman named Mike Parwana.

                  Mr. Parwana had read a book called "Afghanistan Venture: The Life, Contacts and Adventures of an American Civil Engineer During His Two Year Sojourn in the Kingdom of Afghanistan", by Paul S. Jones.   In the book, he mentions Lawrence Kelsey, a number of times.  Passages from his book helps to provide an additional voice, information and perspective in addition to the chapters relating to Afghanistan in my own book.   I also can't help but think that since Dad's father, grandfather and great grandfather had all been Civil Engineers, that Dad may have enjoyed a kinship with Mr. Jones who was also a Civil Engineer. Certainly, the varied, unusual and sometimes rocky terrain of Afghanistan would have been a challenging place to which to provide roads and bridges. Interestingly, the original publisher of Mr. Jones book was the University of California which coincidentally is the institution that granted Dad's father and forefathers their Civil Engineering degrees.  I can't help but wonder if Mr. Jones himself had also studied there.

                So I am happy to include the excerpts sent to me of Paul S. Jones book, and also to provide information on it, should anyone like to obtain either an electronic copy, a hardcover version or perhaps even a first edition signed copy, which I noticed is for sale. I also plan to buy one as soon as I can.

 

   These pages can also be enlarged by clicking on them.

 


 


 


 




  

 

              Although there were no copies of "Afghanistan Venture" for sale on Amazon, this is the Bibliographic information:

One should be able to get a copy by googling the title, from other used book sources.  I hope you enjoy these excerpts and windows into Afghanistan in that day, as much as I did. 

               Many thanks to Mike Parwana for this information.

  

  Title: Afghanistan Adventure: Discovering the Afghan People:

            The Life, Contacts and Adventures of an American Civil Engineer During His Two Year Sojourn in the Kingdom of Afghanistan.

By:   Paul S. Jones

Publisher: Naylor Company, 1956

Originally from: The University of California

Digitized: October 10, 2007

Length:  454 pages.


Friday, February 19, 2021

A Remarkable Seventy Year Old Photograph

            


 

      Janu Fairservis, who was married to Professor Walter Fairservis and who made immeasurably contributions herself to his work, and well as raising their wonderful family, gave me this picture as a gift. It hung in the Professor's office for years, and I am very grateful to have it now.

       Dad (Lawrence DeWolfe Kelsey, Jr.) stands in the center of the photograph.   This is the group photograph of the Second Fairservis Expedition in Afghanistan, headquartered in Quetta, Pakistan.

It was an amazing expedition from a standpoint of  archaeological and artistic discoveries, logistics, geology, and simply travel over this diverse and unusual land, much of which would not be possible today given the political climate in the world.  These individuals were lucky indeed to have been a part of this challenging expedition.


#WalterFairservisArchaeologicalExpedition, 


(You may click on photograph to enlarge, or as my dear daughter jokingly says, "Click to embiggen")


            

Friday, December 1, 2017

Available for Sale: Lawrence DeWolfe Kelsey:The Life of the Explorer

       






   This is the very first link I have found which is selling the new book, which was technically released on November 30th, 2017

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1634927850/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512141728&sr=1-4






Thank you to all who aided me in the writing and production of this book!

 Probably the least expensive source: https://www.amazon.com/Lawrence-DeWolfe-Kelsey-Life-Explorer/dp/1634927850

or:
 http://booklocker.com/books/9550.html

or:

 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/lawrence-dewolfe-kelsey-jane-alexandra-krehbiel/1127574533/2678725078888?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Marketplace+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP164949&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxs7YlNaM2QIVS1mGCh01gwMGEAYYASABEgI05_D_BwE

https://www.booktopia.com.au/lawrence-dewolfe-kelsey-jane-alexandra-krehbiel/prod9781634927857.html;jsessionid=VmS64+5P-yI+sNr84UMVPEXO

Kindle version:

https://www.amazon.com/Lawrence-DeWolfe-Kelsey-Life-Explorer-ebook/dp/B0782819RV/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&dpID=51c%252B4d8L8gL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=detail

Other electronic versions:

Amazon Store URL - https://kdp.amazon.com/…/dualbookshelf.marketpla…/B0782819RV

BN Store URL - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lawrence-dewol…/1127574533…



Please visit my Amazon Author page:


https://www.amazon.com/Jane-Alexandra-Krehbiel/e/B00J94CM9U