A Short History About Giants

About the Book

A Short Story About Giants by Richard Crowe is a great recounting of a conversation between a grandfather and his grandson. This is a story not only about making a connection with your loved ones, but also showing them that history can be found in more than just history books. The grandfather’s goal is to keep his grandson, Cody, interested in learning something new all the time...I remember learning just the basic story of David and Goliath. The way the grandfather related the story made such an impact on Cody, the grandson, that he will remember it for the rest of his life. It also sparked his interest in learning more about giants. His grandfather is savvy enough to use this chance to teach Cody parts of the Bible and an ongoing history that we rarely pay attention to. Cody’s interest was not the only one that was piqued during this brief history of giants. I found myself doing a lot of research after I finished reading it...This short story is only about 13 pages long, but it packs a powerful punch. There is even room to throw in a bit of a love story in the telling. This is not a book that will be easily forgotten, and I look forward to reading it to my grandchildren to see what kind of questions it may spark from them...I give this book 4 OUT OF 4 STARS. I wish we would all find a way to teach our children a little history every day...This grandfather found a way to inspire Cody to take an interest and ask more questions. If we make history interesting, we would want to learn more, and learn it better.
Review by dhomespot
August 26, 2017

About the Author

Richard Crowe is a retired professor of economics and management. After 40 years in the classroom he still enjoys addressing audiences as a story teller and through his books. His family came from the mountains of Kentucky and North Carolina where story telling is a way of life. He learned those skills well and hope you enjoy his efforts at explaining where giants have appeared and the role they have played in our lives commencing from Biblical times to the present.

Crowe is a two time graduate of Morehead State University in Kentucky. He has also attended graduate school at Eastern Kentucky, Toledo, Harvard, Auburn and UCLA.

His personal observation of life is that he lives in Hazard, Kentucky which has more writers per square foot than most any place in the mountains. His writing interest comes from being associated with the other writers in his area and having three grandchildren below the age of 14 who love to listen to his stories.