{"product_id":"the-white-boy-and-the-indians-a-memoir-of-reservation-life-the-depression-and-the-okies-9798218092566","title":"The White Boy and the Indians: A Memoir of Reservation Life, the Depression, and the Okies","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoverty and war form the historical backdrop for a stunningly sweet and joyous account of one boy's youth in wild and unusual places. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Indian communities of the 1930s and '40s in the Klamath Mountains. The small railroad towns in California's Central Valley during the Depression. These are the places that hold rich stories of life and times now almost forgotten. Except in the memories of a boy who experienced the adventure of living them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the only white boy in an all-Indian school, young Paul Jennings developed strong relationships with his Native American classmates and neighbors. Those friendships produced sometimes bizarre, always character-shaping experiences Paul would never forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unexpected move threw Paul into a new set of circumstances that spawned his lively true stories of innocence in the time of the Depression, the historic migration of the \"Okies\" from the Dust Bowl in the Midwest to California's agricultural fields, and World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to his family's unshakable faith in God, Paul survived and thrived in challenging times that shaped a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Austin Jennings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Austin Jennings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218092566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennings, Paul Austin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Paul Jennings was born in 1930 on a remote Indian reservation in Northern California where his parents were Christian missionaries. After an unusual and exciting early life living among the Indians, and part of his grammar school years living during the Depression years in California's Central Valley, he went on to a successful 30-year career in education as a teacher, coach and administrator in both public and Christian schools. He holds California Lifetime Teaching and Administrative credentials.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Paul Austin Jennings \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48351888507037,"sku":"9798218092566","price":25.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a2d173f2-32cb-4aec-8cbf-2463f69fb5a9.jpg?v=1779983784","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-white-boy-and-the-indians-a-memoir-of-reservation-life-the-depression-and-the-okies-9798218092566","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}