These stories are a coming-of-age tale from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. The first two tell of growing up in rural Oregon at a time when young people walked everywhere, went barefoot all summer, and swam in rivers and lakes, instead of pools. The stories are filled with details about Larry's life in Lebanon, a small farming and logging town, and about picking hops near Buena Vista during the Depression. In the final three stories, and the bulk of this...