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A Place to Lay My Head

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Lulu.com
ISBN :
9781105292866
Copyright :
2011
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In the early days of my youth, my family lived a nomadic life style--taking possession of unattended shelter wherever we could find it. We lived in tents, crumbling log cabins, abandoned houses, a barn, a school bus, and even a chicken coop. This is the tale of my life during those years as my mother and father slowly (but somewhat reluctantly) lifted themselves out of the post-Depression era into contemporary society. I was 16 before we had a home of our own that had indoor plumbing, electricity, and a telephone. My brothers and I never minded the way we lived and, in fact, were quite happy with our way of life. I don’t pretend to recall every detail of my early life, but the rich and colorful dialects of my family and friends who lived in the rural Oregon Coast Range still echo through my mind. If I have taken literary liberties in relating a few, otherwise mundane, incidents to spin a yarn, it was only to entertain, not to alter the facts of history. The anecdotes are real, even if the telling is a bit embellished at times.
Praise and Reviews
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This is a great read. I began this book already reading three books and this is the one I could not put down. Joe Moreland’s memoir is about growing up in the Pacific Northwest in the 50s and 60s. Life was not easy but the family stayed together and weathered the storms. A story of inspiration, humor and love. Although I grew up in the south, the life Joe described following World War II reminded me of my own childhood during this same time. A Place to Lay My Head is a memoir written for Joe’s children and grandchildren but it is as imaginative and intriguing as a work of fiction. For anyone interesting in writing their own memoir or stories from their childhood, this is a good guide.
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Author - Joe A. Moreland
Joe A. Moreland
Born in Hermiston, Oregon in 1943, Joe A. Moreland spent most of his childhood years living in and around the Coast Range of Western Oregon. He attended Oregon State University and More...

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