{"product_id":"calftown-boy-jack-r-myers-9780595417940","title":"Calftown Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalftown Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of short stories depicting a more innocent time in America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Meet grandfather Douglas Myers who went to Texas in 1878 in an ill-conceived plan to make his fortune on the Chisholm Trail. (Adventurous) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Row with the in-famous South Side Boat Club brew-crew as they win the Koenig Trophy in St. Louis in 1941, after training on beer and cigarettes. (Amusing) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Fly a hazardous bombing mission in 1944 over Hitler's Germany and survive a bail-out at night during a thunderstorm. (Terrifying) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Ride with Bill Addis as he wins the National Show Horse Championship in 1990. (Exciting) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Laugh at wild stories of unusual salesmen I have known. (Hilarious) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e My generation, the so-called Greatest Generation, was forged by the bitter fires of the Great Depression and formed by the cauldron of World War II. Those were America's \"Golden Years\" and many of these stories are representative of those glorious times and some of the unusual characters they produced. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e All I want is for future generations to know me, and those I write about, for what we were. In so doing I may reveal more of our imperfections than I should, but if I brush away our flaws we will all vanish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack R. Myers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595417949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595417940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.54d","brand":"Jack R. Myers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443566522623,"sku":"9780595417940","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a10c5f20-8dc2-4923-a594-30b77ecb2c64.jpg?v=1777206332","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/calftown-boy-jack-r-myers-9780595417940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}