In 1963, Dr. H. Kenneth Shook attended an auction just four
doors down from his apartment in Westminster, Maryland, to buy a
typewriter-and instead returned as the home's new owner. As a
photograph is snapped of his wife and son sitting on the tailgate
of the station wagon that would be used to transport their
belongings just a short way down the street, Shook has no idea that
one day, that simple photograph will trigger him to write
compilation of memories.
In his second volume of memoirs, Shook shares true accounts of
his life inspired by his many memories of family cars. Beginning
with his first recollections at age four, Shook provides a glimpse
back into a time when mothers stayed home with their children,
televisions did not have a place in the home, and fathers parked
the family car on Main Street on a Saturday night to watch the
world go by. As he details his coming-of-age journey through
childhood, college, military service, and adulthood, Shook
chronicles not only his life experiences, but also the purchases of
vehicles that accompanied him on his journey through life that
included retired police cars, a Dodge Dart, and a beloved station
wagon.
Family Cars Trigger Memoirs offers entertaining anecdotes that
illustrate the important role that family cars take in one man's
journey through life.
The final portions of this book include memoirs triggered by
distant travels and memoirs triggered by other people's memoirs.
The author also allows two memoirs from his first book to return
for an encore performance.
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