"Major transformational events happened during Jim Harnedy's boyhood. His latest book takes readers on a journey to the Boston area during an era that evokes both nostalgic memories of Saturday night suppers and the challenges faced in the aftermath of the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II. Through masterful storytelling and a vas assortment of vintage photos, Jim captures the culture, traditions and mood of the country during some of our nation's most tumultuous times. Readers of all ages will enjoy the ...
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"Major transformational events happened during Jim Harnedy's boyhood. His latest book takes readers on a journey to the Boston area during an era that evokes both nostalgic memories of Saturday night suppers and the challenges faced in the aftermath of the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II. Through masterful storytelling and a vas assortment of vintage photos, Jim captures the culture, traditions and mood of the country during some of our nation's most tumultuous times. Readers of all ages will enjoy the stories Jim shares, such as the need to perform emergency surgery on a Maine Coon kitten during a 1940 vacation on an island in the northerrn Maine wilderness. Jim's book revisits the days when families harvested fresh vegetable from their victory garden and gathered around the radio to listen to their favorite program. He also describes the Boston sports scene and the excitement of attending his first major league baseball game. Other stories recount the family's narrow escape during the hurricane of 1938 on a trip to Keene, NH and the day he and his mother learned of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He covers his rites of passage to young adulthood with stories about his first summer job, prep school life and getting his driver's license."--Back cover.
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