Southern Boy Grown Up |
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| Author:
| Jagoe, Armiger |
| Series title: | Southern Boy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 979-8-6366-1734-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2020 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.00 |
Book Description:
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Growing up in idyllic comfort and safety, Jagoe expects his life in Gulfport, Mississippi to go on the same forever. But big changes are coming for everyone.The Great Depression forces his father to take a new job far from home. An uncle arranges for him to study in New England, where he finds himself unprepared for the culture and the weather. Finally, World War II throws our Southern Boy into a previously unimagined world.Jagoe meets this unfolding with curiosity, sympathy and...
More DescriptionGrowing up in idyllic comfort and safety, Jagoe expects his life in Gulfport, Mississippi to go on the same forever. But big changes are coming for everyone.The Great Depression forces his father to take a new job far from home. An uncle arranges for him to study in New England, where he finds himself unprepared for the culture and the weather. Finally, World War II throws our Southern Boy into a previously unimagined world.Jagoe meets this unfolding with curiosity, sympathy and unflagging humor. His synthesis of memories, letters home and actual notes from bombing missions fully simulates the experience of crewing a B-25.