These stories are based on the author's personal experience of growing up as a tenant farmer's son in North Carolina. Their straightforward style reflects the author's own memories of his boyhood. The Authors says, "" If this book brings joy to any one for just a moment, if it takes someone back to a simpler time, back to their own child hood, back to a time of family value, the effort of this writing will be worthwhile."" For a journey into a hard but love-filled lifestyle in a simpler time and place, these heart-warming stories are sure to please.