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Williams Lake Was Once the Center of the Universe (Paperback)
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Against the backdrop of the sociopolitical change of the Sixties,
some of the youth of small, nurturing St. Umblers, North Carolina
started looking for ways to have fun as a diversion. On the front
line of that search were Dion, Tea and Cosmo. Those three were far
from being musketeers. Nature points the limbs of a tree in
different directions in order for them to succeed. So were those
three inclined. Dion, the consummate gentleman, was driven to
contribute as a scientist. He was the most accomplished shagger.
Tea never wore a watch. A watch would not have mattered; he was
going to be late. Time was just a vague concept to him. Tea was all
about meeting and talking to people. Cosmo was the romantic. He was
out to lose his virginity. He was also the comic. In 1965, Reese
introduced them to Williams Lake. They recruited others from St.
Umblers for future trips. Over the next few years, they had
adventures and misadventures centered on the Williams Lake
pavilion. Those who frequented Williams Lake were drawn by the
opposite sex. The boys were looking for the fallen debutante. The
girls searched for the secure playboy. They went to listen to the
bands perform what was dubbed Beach Music. They went to dance the
Shag. Dion, Tea and Cosmo eventually expanded their search for fun
and adventure. They began to explore other bastions of the Shag
such as White Lake, Carolina Beach and Ocean Drive; however, the
Lake remained a touchstone. By the end of the summer of 1968, the
core of the St. Umblers group began to succumb to the
responsibilities that come with age pursuing separate paths. Brief
histories of Williams Lake, Beach Music and the Shag as well as
biographic sketches of the entertainersnamed in their story are
provided in addition to the group's adventures. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
BOB BOAN has been an active member of the space community for over
a quarter of a century. He has been involved with a variety of
manned and unmanned space programs at different levels of
responsibility over that time. Prior to his space experience, he
was a member of academia. He taught primarily chemistry. He taught
courses from high school through graduate school in several states.
Dr. Boan helped develop concepts and systems for communications and
sensing satellites for Government and commercial applications. He
has multiple relevant patents and technical publications in his
field. He has attended a variety of colleges and universities. He
received his BS from Campbell University, then Campbell College.
His Masters was awarded by the University of Mississippi. He earned
his doctorate at the Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Boan
coauthored An Introduction to Planetary Defense: A Study of Modern
Warfare Applied to Extra-Terrestrial Invasion, Brown Walker Press,
2006. He has written two other novels, Bobby Becomes Bob, Twilight
Times Books, 2009, and Don't Tell Brenda, forthcoming. Dr. Boan has
been profiled in Marquis Whos Who in the South and Southwest and in
Marquis Whos Who in America. His biography will be included the
110th edition of Marquis Whos Who in America in 2009.
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Imprint: |
Verbal Pictures Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2008 |
First published: |
July 2008 |
Authors: |
Bob Boan
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
404 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-9817332-1-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-9817332-1-2 |
Barcode: |
9780981733210 |
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