A Boy in the Amen Corner (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781547050543)

Stories of growing up in a small North Carolina town in the 30s and 40s. Colorful characters include family members, school teachers and employers. Title comes from sitting in the Amen Corner of a small country church with grandfather and singing the hymns from shape notes. Adventures include taking cow to bull for service, driving a worn-out truck for a lumber company, learning the printing trade at the local newspaper office, bookkeeping for a peach packing shed and learning to fly airplanes during summer vacations from school. There were also ventures into dens of iniquity and using a telephone for target practice.

Author: Garland O. Goodwin
ISBN-10: 1547050543
ISBN-13: 9781547050543
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/20/2017
Pages: 346
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.72d