What larger than life American World War II general was affectionately known as Old Blood and Guts?
George S. Patton Sr. Virginia Military Institute in 1877, this second-generation Patton served as Los Angeles County, California, District Attorney and the first city attorney for the city of Pasadena, California, and the first mayor of San Marino, California. He was a Wilson Democrat. His home Elmgrove is now called the Craik-Patton House partly in his honor. Patton's grandson was the famous World War II "Old Blood and Guts" general George S. Patton. George S. Patton Sr. Col. George Smith Patton Sr. (June 26, 1833 – September 25, 1864) was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. He was the grandfather of World
Blood and Guts in High School from voice to voice, like a child who wants to experience and express everything” (Hughes 127). Like her heroine, Janey, Acker also died of breast cancer, twenty years after writing "Blood and Guts". Many of Acker's heroines have or fear getting cancer. Out of all of Acker’s books, "Blood and Guts in High School" has received the widest criticisms and reviews. Many writers have tried analyzing "Blood and Guts" to understand exactly what Acker was trying to accomplish. Katie R. Muth in her article described "Blood and Guts" as a novel that draws arguments from gender studies, global capitalism, and