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Born into a dirt poor southern family, a young boy quickly discovers charm, mystery and adventure lying all around him. From the forests and cliffs at the bend of the river, to the sandbar that appears only in summer. Slowly becoming aware that while his family was poor, the poverty was shared by most of those around him. Learning quickly about the haves and the have-nots, he sustains himself with the love of family and friends. Life hands him challenges, often of his own making, and rewards that nothing could ever take away.Told through the eye of the beholder, go along with him and learn what it was like to be a boy, to be Southern, and coming of age before TV, when all phones were attached to the wall, and when days were longer, and summers lasted forever.

Born into a dirt poor southern family, a young boy quickly discovers charm, mystery and adventure lying all around him. From the forests and cliffs at the bend of the river, to the sandbar that appears only in summer. Slowly becoming aware that while his family was poor, the poverty was shared by most of those around him. Learning quickly about the haves and the have-nots, he sustains himself with the love of family and friends. Life hands him challenges, often of his own making, and rewards that nothing could ever take away. Told through the eye of the beholder, go along with him and learn what it was like to be a boy, to be Southern, and coming of age before TV, when all phones were attached to the wall, and when days were longer, and summers lasted forever.

Born poor and soon to be without a father, a southern boy is raised in a world of women. Sometimes sad, occasionally tragic, and always hysterically funny, George soon learns that it isn’t money but wit that overcomes most things, and discovers that everyone has some sort of value. Along the way we learn about families, friends, and growing up in the post WWII south.