My Books

Pilots & Painted Ladies

Lawrence V. Drake – Historical Biography
In 1941, Vernon Drake knew little of the world outside his family’s dry-land farm in Montana until he joined the Army Air Corps. A world at war took a farm boy and turned him into the Aircraft Commander of a heavy bomber. This story is based on true life events recorded by airmen and the girls, real and imagined, who gave them hope and the desire to survive.

When Silence Calls

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G. Dennis Drake & Lawrence V. Drake – Biography
The struggles and extreme heartaches of his youth forged the character of G. Dennis Drake, preparing him for an exceptional life of service that impacts thousands. His story is one of true inspiration and accomplishment.

When Silence Calls




Lawrence V Drake – Non-fiction / Art
My father was always sketching. He left a legacy of wonderful pencil drawings and accompanying stories. This book contains one hundred pages of illustrations that follow Vernon’s life as a teenage boy, through WWII as a bomber pilot, a lover of Western history, a family man, and a professional architect. Browse Vernon Drake’s watercolors (click here).

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Lawrence Drake – non-fiction, home improvement
With stories, instructions and illustrations, this book addresses small, single-zone, residential, and personal use radiant floor heating installations for the DIY market as well as professionals.


SHORTS
Twenty-one easy-reading short stories
$4.95 Paperback / $0.99 Kindle
Format: 5×8 paperback, 147 pages
ISBN: 9798985404050
Life three-quarters of a century-long can produce a lot of great stories. Here, the reader will find a collection of easy-to-read, short stories from a life well-lived. Most are sprinkled with humor and irony. They range from mishaps as a teenager to aerobatic flying gone wrong.