SISU, One American Boy's Life in the 1940's by Gran Sr, Tracy R.
SISU, One American Boy's Life in the 1940's by Gran Sr, Tracy R.

SISU, One American Boy's Life in the 1940's

The 1940s was one of the most incredible decades in American history. A hobbled nation had overcome...
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Author: Tracy R. Gran Sr
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Language: English
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SISU, One American Boy's Life in the 1940's by Gran Sr, Tracy R.

SISU, One American Boy's Life in the 1940's

$48.54
SISU, One American Boy's Life in the 1940's by Gran Sr, Tracy R.

SISU, One American Boy's Life in the 1940's

$48.54
Author: Tracy R. Gran Sr
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

The 1940s was one of the most incredible decades in American history. A hobbled nation had overcome the Great Depression and emerged from a world war transformed into a leading global power. But as grand as this decade looks in the history books, there was plenty of ugliness on a smaller scale.

Tracy R. Gran Sr. was four years old in 1943. The world was at war, but the most urgent conflict was at home. His parents, consumed by alcoholism, made his home a battlefield. They operated under the Finnish concept of sisu, which roughly translates as tenacity of purpose, cold rationalism, and punishment. To this end, they doled out love sparingly and conditionally.

Still, Tracy managed to survive with help from two close friends, Porky and Swanee. Together they discovered the wonders of American boyhood-camping, baseball, girls, puberty, self-deprecating humor, and boundless energy and imagination.

This precise and honest memoir beautifully encapsulates the pain and joy of nostalgia. As Tracy R. Gran Sr. recounts this surreal period in his life, he invites readers to reflect on their own complicated pasts and find strength from those lessons.



Author: Tracy R. Gran Sr
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 12/16/2017
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781546392972

About the Author

Tracy R. Gran Sr. was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota. He holds degrees from the University of Minnesota Duluth, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the State University of New York at Buffalo. He taught for thirty-three years within the University of Maine system and spent the last eight years as the dean of the campus at University College in Bangor. He lives in Winterport, Maine, with his wife of fifty-five years. They have two grown children.




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