When Life Was Simple 1940’s – 1950’s
By R H
A happy family story of what life was like growing up during the 1940’s and 1950’s and all the adventures that ensue. It follows the life and adventures of free spirited Ron from two years old to nineteen, when he enters the military service. Life was simple then and without the complexities of today’s society. The story begins when he takes his red wagon and runs away from home. Later his family moves to Point Place, Ohio and he begins many adventures playing in the Maumee Bay of Lake Erie. It is the war years and sometimes his imagination surpasses reality. He becomes friends with others and playing games and fishing becomes his life. Then he discovers basketball and girls! He experiences the best day ever in his life when his friend and he encounter the sultriest woman on earth during the collections on the paper route. Relive the adventures and memories of old time Christmas, amusement parks, fourth of July, candy trees, coal engine trains, first love, BB Gun’s, early TV, fireworks, vacation in the mountains, war years, movies, Grandmas house, schools, and even soda fountains and five and dime stores.
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