Back In the Day - Paperback

by Fred Barnette (Author)

Let's hear it for the baby boomer generation. They were born between the years 1946 and 1964. Travel back in time to the fifties and sixties with this book. Experience the birth of rock and roll, the British music invasion, and the sounds of Motown. With no video games, internet, cable television, or cell phones, how did teenagers spend their time? Do you remember those awkward high school years? Fitting in and being popular were priority number one. Who can forget that first love and heartache? Spend a day exploring the forest, streams, and fields, just beyond your housing development. There were fatal accidents and near-death experiences. Baby boomers experienced segregation and assassinations.

Read about a remarkable treasured high school artifact buried for thirty-five years until a lady discovered it planting tulip bulbs. Vietnam was a constant reminder of war possibilities in their lives. What was the military draft law and how did it affect eighteen-year-old teenagers? How are baby boomers coping with all the new technology? This book will take you down memory lane. It will be quite a ride.