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Beyond the Hedge of Thorns
Beyond the Hedge of Thorns recounts the small moments in the everyday life of a boy growing up in a Pennsylvania mining town during the vanished era when the butcher, grocer, and milkman delivered right to the house, television had not yet arrived, and kids played softball on vacant lots, cruised the woods, and got into more or less innocent trouble.

Set against the backgrounds of the Second World War, illnesses not yet banished, and anthracite coal mining, with its machinery, scarred landscapes, profoundly influencing the town's inhabitants, the boyhood described here was nevertheless a happy one, full of modest adventures in unlikely places. John S. Barrett brings it back to life in these pages with a unique voice and a grand gift for remembering the details, colors, and emotions of those times.

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Beyond the Hedge of Thorns
Beyond the Hedge of Thorns recounts the small moments in the everyday life of a boy growing up in a Pennsylvania mining town during the vanished era when the butcher, grocer, and milkman delivered right to the house, television had not yet arrived, and kids played softball on vacant lots, cruised the woods, and got into more or less innocent trouble.

Set against the backgrounds of the Second World War, illnesses not yet banished, and anthracite coal mining, with its machinery, scarred landscapes, profoundly influencing the town's inhabitants, the boyhood described here was nevertheless a happy one, full of modest adventures in unlikely places. John S. Barrett brings it back to life in these pages with a unique voice and a grand gift for remembering the details, colors, and emotions of those times.

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Beyond the Hedge of Thorns

Beyond the Hedge of Thorns

by John S Barrett
Beyond the Hedge of Thorns

Beyond the Hedge of Thorns

by John S Barrett

Overview

Beyond the Hedge of Thorns recounts the small moments in the everyday life of a boy growing up in a Pennsylvania mining town during the vanished era when the butcher, grocer, and milkman delivered right to the house, television had not yet arrived, and kids played softball on vacant lots, cruised the woods, and got into more or less innocent trouble.

Set against the backgrounds of the Second World War, illnesses not yet banished, and anthracite coal mining, with its machinery, scarred landscapes, profoundly influencing the town's inhabitants, the boyhood described here was nevertheless a happy one, full of modest adventures in unlikely places. John S. Barrett brings it back to life in these pages with a unique voice and a grand gift for remembering the details, colors, and emotions of those times.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781649792143
Publisher: Austin Macauley
Publication date: 12/16/2022
Pages: 178
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

John S. Barrett is a native of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Haverford College and Harvard Medical School. After internship and specialty training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, he practiced as a cardiologist in Philadelphia and Reading, PA. In retirement, he has translated a number of German and Austrian authors and has provided reviews to newspapers and journals. He lives with his wife in New Hampshire.

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