I thought you might want to see the first draft of a synopsis I wrote for the movie and the audio book:
Up From the Hills
The Story of N.C. Hanks
In 1903, a month before the Wright Brothers made their first historic flight, Cory Hanks was a 21-year-old college student in love. To earn tuition, he was working in a gold mine nestled in Central Utah's snow-capped mountains and sparkling streams he loved so much.
At noon, Saturday, November 14, Cory picked up a box of blasting caps he had been drying in the sun. In one furious blast, the devil dynamite ripped off his hands and tore out his eyes.
In recovering from near death, Cory sank to the depths of hell; pain, depression, narcotic addiction and near suicide.. His future was gone. His life was over. He painfully released his girlfriend to find a whole man and resigned himself to a bleak future of pain and misery.
Facing a broken unhappy life as a crippled blind man Cory overheard his friends whisper, "It's too bad it didn't kill him." He then summoned the sheer will to not only survive but thrive, achieving the lofty heights of an educated oracle of optimism and lover of life.
Cory Hanks learned to dress, shave, comb his hair, and do all things necessary. In the hospital, he once again found love. He eventually married one of his nurses and enjoyed her company and care until her untimely death.
Cory attended Stanford for four years, Harvard for two and the King School of Oratory. He memorized 50,000 words of classic literature.
With this arsenal of knowledge, skill and life experience, Cory delivered thousands of lectures throughout the world, inspiring millions to overcome any challenge and live life to the fullest.
He lived a full and happy life for 52 years after the accident, dying a peaceful natural death in 1955 at age 73, surrounded by family and friends.
Cory's story leaves one inspired and awestruck, with heart soaring and soul resolving to emulate Cory Hanks's triumph over tragedy.
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3 comments:
Cool. You were young (but alive) when he died. Did you ever meet him?
no. I was 7 when he died and I never had the privilege of meeting him. Naturally, I heard many stories from my Grandfather, Cory's brother and caretaker for many years.
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