About this ebook
raised as normally as any boy during the era between the Great
Depression and World War II. However, as the people who have met
William and have spent time with him can tell you, William was always
uniquely one of a kind and destined for great things. Fire in the
Hole follows the stories of William as remembered by his loving
daughter, Nancy Nichols. From her earliest memories, Nancy Nichols
tells a tale of what William endured to provide for his only
daughter. Nichols has the reader follow William all over the world,
from the aftermath of Nagasaki and Hiroshima to the South China Sea.
One thing can be said from this adventure spanning a lifetime,
nothing can compare to what a father will do for his only child,
except maybe what a daughter can do for her father.
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About the author
Nancy A. Nichols was born in Montrose, Colorado. She resides there today with her husband, Isidoro Ulibarri.
After graduating from Montrose High School, Nancy furthered her education at Ft. Lewis College graduating magna cum laude and with a bachelor's degree in English. After graduating from college, she began teaching disadvantaged/handicapped high school drop-outs and vocational education. Following twenty years in the education field, Nancy decided to retire and become a Real Estate Salesman/Broker for the Montrose Realty with her father, Broker/Owner. She is now retired from Real Estate and is currently an author.
Fire in the Hole represents Nancy's father who built his Estate in commercial-vacant land in the Western Slope off the Colorado Mountains hard-rock Rockies. Her father’s indomitable spirit of man after WWII atomic bombs and volcanic explosions which formed the mountains he prospected and promoted for gold was a thrill seeking event for him, like finding the gold at the end of a rainbow. Nancy's father succeeded in his Estate in land and claiming independence as a WWII vet, leaving behind a complex Estate for closing "from rags to riches" for his only child and heiress.
In her leisure time she enjoys music, especially playing classical piano. She also enjoys taking photography.
