Ronnie Blair

Eisenhower Babies

Growing Up on Moonshots, Comic Books, and Black-And-White TV

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Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the Magic of Childhood in an Era of Discovery and Change Eisenhower Babies takes readers on a journey to a time when World War II memories were still relatively fresh, space exploration was becoming more than just fantastical subject matter for science fiction, and television had barged its way into American homes, taking up permanent residence in a hallowed spot in front of the living room sofa. Among the millions of Eisenhower Babies who burst on the scene from January 1953 to January 1961 was Ronnie Blair. His memoir of growing up in a Kentucky coal-mining community from the late 1950s to the early 1970s weaves history, popular culture, and geography into a nostalgic journey interspersed with tales of coal-strike tensions and humorous family adventures. Eisenhower Babies is a celebration of the eccentricities of 1960s small-town life, where a police officer might promise to give a four-year-old his gun once the officer ran out of bullets, a neighbor could return from a Florida vacation with a live baby alligator as a new pet, and the children of World War II veterans waged imaginary battles against Hitler¿s treachery in their hillside backyards.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ADVANTAGE MEDIA GROUP
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781642255423
• ISBN-10: 1642255424
• Artikelnr.: 66354363

Autorenporträt

RONNIE BLAIR is the lead writer for Advantage Media Group. Prior to this, he worked in newspapers for more than 30 years, writing on topics such as education, government, crime, and more. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Morehead State University in his home state of Kentucky. He and his wife, Carol, have two sons, Alex and Andy.

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE In the Shadow of Black Mountain Hoot Gibson, Red Man Tobacco, and My Father Bedtime Prayers, Seventeen Little Bears, and My Mother The Valley of the Poor Fork of the Cumberland A Hoosier Interlude The Houses That Built Me Sixteen Tons
and Then Some Dad Goes to War Rodney The Alligator Next Door I Borrow a Pony Purple-Ink Journalism, Supreme Court Rulings, and Other School Happenings Mickey Mouse, King Kong, and Other Thirty-Five-Cent Celluloid Escapades The Church That Bore My Family Name Space Ghost Goes Trick-or-Treating Nights before Christmas, Shepherd Mishaps, and a Missing Johnny Seven Thrilling Trips and Backseat Nausea Brought to You by Kellogg
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and a Cable Antenna atop Black Mountain Roy Rogers, a Battered Broom, and Me The Supermarket That Swallowed a Baseball Field The Architect, the Engineer, and the Mumps Hanna-Barbera, Saturday Mornings, and a Boston Mother Who Ruined Everything The Case of the Relentless Reader The World Intrudes Dear Comic Book Editor The Homesick Trumpeter Blues Coal Mine, Moonshine, or Move It On down the Line ACKNOWLEDGMENTS BIBLIOGRAPHY ABOUT THE AUTHOR