A True American Speaks Out

About the Book

This Author, a W.W. II Veteran, and U.S. Citizen, writes and speaks out on many American Issues.  He takes issue on the broken and much needed Reform of the Welfare System, Supreme Court and the entire Judicial System.  Also abolishing the A.C.L.U.  Being a political election year, this author takes up issues on Politics, Liberalism, and Protesting.  This author includes issues of Education, and our nation’s children problems.  He expands on issues of Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking, and Crime Rates.  This author is concerned with the high crime rate, and the overloaded jails and prisons.  With all the chaos in the world today, America “The Land of Opportunity” is a country of many Issues and needed resolve. This author does not point fingers at any particular person or make any personal intentional inuendos.

About the Author

Frank A. Pellegrino was born June 10, 1922 in Niagara Falls, New York.  His parents were born in Italy and came to the United States in the early 1900’s.

He attended the St. Joseph Elementary School in Niagara Falls.  In the 5th Grade, is where he learned to write poetry, a teaching that stayed with him all his life.  After he left High School, he enlisted with the United States Regular Army, at age eighteen.  Serving in W.W. II, he was in Iceland, France and England overseas.  After 4 and half years of active duty, he returned to Niagara Falls.

June 1, 1958, he married, Theresa Angellotti,  from Oneonta, New York (now deceased) and they were married 33 years.  He had been employed with the New York State Parks Commission for 25 years.  To-date he has been retired for 20 years.  After her death, he decided to make use of all his skills and hobbies.  This way he could fill the void in his life.

His hobbies are gardening, writing, classical music, sports and cooking.  He is a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, the DAV, AARP, and CSEA.

Frank has received many awards from the International Library of Poetry and one Beautification Award for his flower gardens in Niagara Falls.  He has numerous poems published in Books of Anthologies with the International Library of Poetry to-date.

April 27, 2001, Frank married his friend from Bloomington, Indiana, Alice Ann Davidson-Gilmore and they live a quiet, retired life in Niagara Falls, New York.

Frank’s goal as a writer is not only to fill the empty void that was in his life, but, life itself inspires him.  God’s power and creations and all life surroundings, give him strength and hope for all his tomorrows.