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About this Book:
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Growing up in a small Kansas town during WWII; watching 5 brothers "go to war," and one of them not return and while living in a time when adults were totally preoccupied with "the war effort" and not "the children," (as today), was exciting, terrifying, confusing, and often "fun." The author tells a very personal story without glorifying or whitewashing himself, events, or others.
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Book Review:
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Dr. Carriker's words bring the experience of childhood to life in a way reminiscent of William Saroyan's "The Human Comedy." Both authors tell of WWII through the eyes of a "little brother" who see's swirling, perilous, yet exciting events. Both watch a favorite "big brother" go to war and never return. Carriker has brought a vibrant vocabulary to the task of describing his hometown and its characters in an age when PC were just two letters in the alphabet.
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