Harry Marlin, autograph.
Printed by San Saba Printing Company.
No ISBN.
Read: 2002 January 12 a few episodes at a time for several months.
Reviewed: 2004 January 12
Mother inscribed this, ŇMr. Marlin is from my generation.Ó Christmas 2001.
Marlin writes a column for a small local paper somewhere in semi-rural Texas and this is a collection of his anecdotes about growing up in the Great Depression, fighting in WW II, and life in America since.
Parts are truly hilarious. There are some production problems with the book, pages left out or blank and others duplicated. There are also editorial problems. Some of the essays start out with a good idea then kind of fade off into a platitude.
He makes fun of modern life, and ancient life from his point of view, sometimes soberly without intending to be so. People driving into town expected to have at least one flat. Those who couldnŐt afford it would drive out of their way so as not to be seen driving on a rim. In another, he discusses the Saturday night bath, for those who couldnŐt escape it.
Nobody had anything back then, not even a wall to block the norther, but it was very important that nobody admit it.
My favorite was their name for RJR (tobacco). Run Johnny Run. This was back when condoms were locked away from adolescents but they had no problem buying tobacco products.
MotherŐs generation.