Andrew W Johnson

Lewis Jesse Rains Andrew W Johnson

This biography traces the lifetime of Lewis J. Rains which began in Grangeville Idaho. It traces his family history and presents detailed information about his parents, siblings and ancestors' lives. A contributing author is also Lewis Rains himself, who wrote several short stories that are incorporated into this book. Lewis' formative early years of rural, small town life in the family of a country doctor toughened him and inspired him. His doctor father was undaunted by ordinary life challenges. and always had a way of surmounting bad weather, storms and financial challenges. Lewis' father's guidance and his mother's steady influence certainly must have been the foundation of his life's definite progress. Lewis' short stories reveal much about his early year's life experiences. He found his own future path of life's progress through education, work, family development and retirement.