Summary of Steve Ewing & John B. Lundstrom's Fateful Rendezvous

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Butch O’Hare was born on 13 March 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the opposite of sharp, bitter, and angry. He would be known by everyone he met to be the opposite of sharp, bitter, and angry. His father, Edgar Joseph O’Hare, so esteemed the name Edward that he used it throughout his adult life.
#2 EJ was extremely effervescent, and Selma was very reticent. They married in 1912, and EJ went to St. Louis University to earn credits in the School of Commerce and Finance. He never feared work, and he was fiercely determined to make a better life for himself and his family.
#3 Butch’s parents noticed that his disposition was more Dutch than Irish or German. EJ’s letters to Selma in 1926, when Butch was going on twelve, almost always referred to him as the little Dutchman rather than Eddie. Love did not cease, only the manner in which it was demonstrated.
#4 Butch was a very smart child, and he was always in good grades. He was also very creative, and he would often make things with his paint brush. He and his sister Patsy would often escape St. Louis to a camp on a river.

Sujets

• Love
• Love (disambiguation)
• Histoire
• Segunda Guerra Mundial
• Military
• World War II
• History
• Seconde Guerre mondiale

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 05 juin 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822528222
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Steve Ewing & John B. Lundstrom's Fateful Rendezvous
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Butch O’Hare was born on 13 March 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the opposite of sharp, bitter, and angry. He would be known by everyone he met to be the opposite of sharp, bitter, and angry. His father, Edgar Joseph O’Hare, so esteemed the name Edward that he used it throughout his adult life.

#2

EJ was extremely effervescent, and Selma was very reticent. They married in 1912, and EJ went to St. Louis University to earn credits in the School of Commerce and Finance. He never feared work, and he was fiercely determined to make a better life for himself and his family.

#3

Butch’s parents noticed that his disposition was more Dutch than Irish or German. EJ’s letters to Selma in 1926, when Butch was going on twelve, almost always referred to him as the little Dutchman rather than Eddie. Love did not cease, only the manner in which it was demonstrated.

#4

Butch was a very smart child, and he was always in good grades. He was also very creative, and he would often make things with his paint brush. He and his sister Patsy would often escape St. Louis to a camp on a river.

#5

Butch’s family life was good during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Butch was a good student, and his mother and sisters were happy with him. However, Selma worried about Butch’s love of speed, and he began to miss curfew with some regularity.

#6

Butch was sent to Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois, in September 1927. He was unruly and had a bad attitude, but he needed an inner discipline that would remove him from the couch and place him on his feet.

#7

EJ did not consider himself elitist, but private military schools did attract children of the elite and gave them an opportunity to associate with their own.

#8

Butch began to like his military school life, and even began to smoke cigarettes, which was forbidden at the school. He rose early, showering with the masses, and he was always last in physical strength and for leadership positions.

#9

Butch’s singing was not very good, and his performance on the football field was subpar. However, his proficiency with pistol, rifle, and shotgun earned him attention at Western Military Academy.

#10

Butch played football with mixed feelings. He enjoyed the physical activity, but he was not fond of the ill-fitting uniform, the single wing formation, or the end-run type plays. He learned to think under pressure and to seek weaknesses that could be exploited to even the odds.

#11

Butch’s first camp took place in the summer of 1931 at Camp Custer near Battle Creek, Michigan. He described the experience to his mother in a letter dated 25 June 1931: I just had to stay in camp and write you. I guess you are wondering what has happened to me.

#12

On graduation day, the members of the O’Hare family and their friends rubbed shoulders with the graduates of the other cadets. While they were not as elite as the graduates of the Ivy League, they proved themselves to be worthy of their social position.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Butch grew to his full height of five feet ten and a half inches at Western Military Academy, and he weighed 180 pounds on average. He did not care at all for the uniform, especially the stiff collar, which he compared to the ones worn at West Point.

#2

Butch’s love of competition grew at Western, and he became more self-reliant via hunting and fishing. He never totally overcame his shyness, however. EJ often had Butch make travel arrangements with bus, rail, and air ticket clerks to help him become more confident in dealing with strangers.

#3

Butch’s family moved to Holly Hills in 1930, a very cold day. The new house was brick, not the same bright red brick of the former home. Inside, the living room was to the right of the entrance, with the dining room and kitchen beyond. To the left of the front door was the card room built at EJ’s insistence so that Selma could entertain her friends and engage in her most passionate hobby.

#4

EJ and Selma were very generous with their children and their friends, and they made sure everyone was out of the pool by 10 P. M. except for special occasions. Across the street from their house lived the family of Vourdon Fricke, an attorney who became good friends with EJ and Selma.

#5

The pool was not completed until the fall of 1930, but not as obvious is the point of Fricke’s remark about Selma’s providing bathing suits for his family: all those who used the slide wore out the seat of their bathing suits.

#6

Butch’s first girlfriend ended in 1937, and he was required to remain single for his first two years after graduation from the Naval Academy. The breakup created a void not only for Butch and his girlfriend, but also for both their families.

#7

Butch’s love of cars was evident. He had a fascination with things that moved, and he spent a lot of time and attention on his Model T Ford. He did not talk much about his love for motion, but it was clear.

#8

Butch’s visits home during his five years at Western were very happy, but there was one unfortunate event that was shared with the entire family. In 1932, EJ and Selma divorced, and after only a year and a half of maintaining residence at Holly Hills, EJ moved out for good.
Insights from Chapter 3

#1

EJ O’Hare was a success in nearly every business venture he participated in, but he did not take refuge on any plateau created by his achievements. He was quick to visualize potential, and his first love was still business.

#2

EJ had barely gotten into the law profession when he was asked to help draw up an application to patent a mechanical rabbit that would entice dogs into running races at dog tracks. He opened the Madison Kennel Club in Illinois, then moved to Chicago after the authorities closed the Madison establishment.

#3

Al Capone had already killed his first man by the time he met EJ O’Hare, who would help him lose his freedom. Capone was extremely trained and experienced, while O’Hare was not.

#4

EJ operated dog tracks in Chicago, Boston, and Miami between 1925 and 1931. In the summer he could be found in Chicago or Boston, while in the winter he headed for the much warmer environs of Miami to find thousands waiting to place their money at his betting windows.

#5

The story of how Capone was convicted is consistent throughout. EJ O’Hare, a reporter with the St. Louis Post Dispatch, helped Wilson gather information leading to the conviction. He provided the first official confirmation of EJ’s critical role.

#6

EJ’s fourth major contribution was in 1931, when Capone’s trial took place. He learned that Capone’s people had obtained the jury list, and that the gang was already at work approaching prospective jurors in order to influence them by whatever means necessary.

#7

The story of EJ O’Hare and Al Capone is often told as just related, with few variations, but what follows is different from most previous accounts. EJ agreed to go under cover in order to secure an appointment for Butch to the Naval Academy.

#8