This book is a memoir of a boy growing up in New England in the 1940's and 1950's. It's a series of stories of happenings in a young boy's life and his progress toward coming of age. The stories are honest and poignant and very often funny. The author longed to hear these kinds of stories from his parents and grandparents about their early lives. The stories of this book may spark a recall of happenings in your own early life. This book can be a guide for you to leave a legacy of stories of your childhood for your children and grandchildren.