title: The Civilian Conservation Corps & the Building of Guernsey State Park: With Folktales and Stories of the Park
author: Neil A Waring
description: Neil Waring, born in ONeill, Nebraska and raised in Fairbury, Nebraska was educated at Peru State College, Wayne State College and the University of Wyoming. He spent 42 years in education, teaching, American History, Wyoming History, and Geography along with a variety of other social science and English classes. Although the majority of his teaching career was spent teaching at the high school level he also taught Wyoming History, as an adjunct professor, for area community colleges for nearly twenty years. In addition to this book Mr. Waring has published multiple short stories and historical pieces both online and in print. He writes a popular Wyoming blog, Wyoming Fact and Fiction, at http://wyoming-fact-and-fiction.blogspot.com and can be followed on Twitter @wyohistoryguy
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  Adventures of a Sixpence in Guernsey by A Native
  
  
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  # Adventures of a Sixpence in Guernsey by A Native
  
  
  ### Anonymous
  
  
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  ADVENTURES OF A SIXPENCE IN GUERNSEY.
  
  
  BY
  
  
  A NATIVE.
  
  
  SEELEY, JACKSON, AND HALLIDAY, FLEET STREET;
  
  
  AND B. SEELEY, HANOVER STREET.
  
  
  LONDON. MDCCCLVII.
  
  
  Printed by G. BARCLAY, Castle St. Leicester Sq.
  
  
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  ### ADVENTURES OF A SIXPENCE IN GUERNSEY.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The breakfast was ready laid on the table, and a gentleman was
  
  
  standing by the fire waiting for the rest of the family, when the door
  
  
  burst open, and two little girls ran in.
  
  
  “A happy new year, papa!—a happy new year!” shouted each as she was
  
  
  caught up to be kissed, and found hersel