No Hill Too High for a Stepper
Memories of Montevallo, Alabama
Born during the Great Depression, Mike Mahan was in many ways a very lucky boy. His parents, a barber and a beautician, owned their own shop and home, always providing ample food, clothing, and warmth. No Hill Too High for a Stepper is not, then, the usual story of economic or family struggle, but rather a celebration of life in Montevallo, Alabama, during the thirties, forties, and fifties. It paints excellent portraits of unusually supportive parents as well as of other family members and townspeople, creating a detailed sense of small-town life during this period.At the heart of this book is an absorbing depiction of an irrepressible child…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-60306-358-6
- EAN: 9781603063586
- Produktnummer: 29268390
- Verlag: NewSouth Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 18'385 KB
Über den Autor
Mike Mahan and his wife, Linda, live with two dogs in historic Montebrier in downtown Brierfield, Alabama, four and a half miles south of his cherished Shelby Street. He has practiced dentistry for almost fifty years and served as Montevallo's fire chief for twenty years. His other passions include music and history.
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