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history to almost any year in almost any age. In its mass conception, the Earthbound mind has always found it easier to scoff at new wonders than to face the fact of its own limited knowledge of the miracles that await discovery in the unlimited Universe in which he dwells. To the Brothers of other worlds, human beings, like ourselves, | am grateful for what they have shown and taught me. To my brothers in this world | report, knowing that many are ready. As always, the skeptics must wait for what, even to them, will be overwhelming proof that space has been conquered by peoples from planets far advanced beyond our own. George Adamski BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Born in Poland April 17, 1891, George Adamski was not yet two years old when his parents emigrated to the United States and settled in Dunkirk, New York. The background of his boyhood was much the same as that of any child of an immigrant family, with one important difference. His parents possessed an unusual and deeply religious approach to the wonders of creation as manifested in the many aspects of nature. Therefore, although the boy?s formal school was of short duration, a vital part of his education continued through private instruction. Young George grew into adulthood with wonder and reverence toward all phases of nature. Loe nee eb wee ab Le fe ok A Be fe ee en I ee bee ee Ve In such a world, the boy felt, it should be easy for people to live in harmony. Very early he began to search for the reason why they seemed unable to do so. Very early he began to realize that while the ephemeral laws laid down by men were dictated by geography, changing needs and traditions, sometimes by little more than the special interests of those in power, nature?s laws were immutable. It seemed to him that the lessons to be found in the pages of history had not been learned. It seemed to him that the peoples of this Earth, individually and collectively, were still walking in old ruts that could lead only to repetition of the same old disasters. It was an absorbing subject to the young Adamski. He knew that, whatever the limitations that surrounded him, to learn all that he could about it would be the enduring quest of his life. With what knowledge he might gain, he hoped to serve his fellow man in some small way. Fortunately, it did not occur to the boy to harbor any bitterness toward the circumstances which left his parents unable to pay for the kind of education his ambition and keen mind warranted. On the contrary, he voluntarily sought work to help defray the cost of an enlarging family. The university of the world was his, exciting lessons to be learned wherever and with whomever he found himself. In 1913 Adamski enlisted in the Army, where he served in the 13th Cavalry on the Mexican border, receiving an honorable discharge in 1919. Meanwhile, on Christmas day in 1917 he was married to Mary A. Shimbersky. Adamski?s five years in the Army served but to strengthen his longing to grow in understanding and wisdom that he might be of service to his fellow man. But