50 Years Before Crack
qAngela's Ashesq tells of life in Ireland in the mid-twentieth century, as seen through the eyes of a poor boy. qFifty Years Before Crackq describes the culture of blue-collar Baltimore during that same period, fifty years before crack cocaine distribution became the principal industry. In an era before credit cards, two-car garages, shopping malls, mutual funds, designer jeans, Little Leagues, TV, PCs and civil rights legislation; boys earned pennies to supplement family income, parents believed the word of adults rather than that of their children, and the kids had a knack for entertaining themselves without adult involvement. It also was a time when politicians were servants of the people rather than being self-serving, and teachers, pastors, police and lawyers were held in high esteem.extending beyond a few hundred miles, so I questioned my father about how we could be bombed if no enemy aircraft had a sufficient range to reach us from Europe. ... Ship-repair yards along the waterfront were a beehive of activity as they rebuilt ships with gapping holes in their hulls. ... In a few months, small white flags with a red border and a blue star in the center began to appear in living roomanbsp;...
| Title | : | 50 Years Before Crack |
| Author | : | Thomas G. Rolston |
| Publisher | : | Virtualbookworm Publishing - 2004-01-01 |
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