Boomer Notes

by Kevin Ferguson

This book describes the author's coming of age in the northeastern industrial city of New Britain, Connecticut, during the post-World War II years. It contains over a hundred short stories arranged chronologically. Members of previous generations, when speaking about their youth, say, "Life was simpler then." It was. After the World War 2, survivors married their sweethearts and started families. Across America, new housing developments provided homes for them, and their offspring labeled the Baby Boomers born between 1946 and 1964. The 38 million American children born during the era were the first generation exposed to mass media marketing techniques and came of age during the Vietnam War. Born in 1951, the author grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood named "Bronson Heights." The Heights were in the northern section of New Britain, home to woods, parks, playing fields, pools, ponds, and a lake. It was a great place to grow up.

282 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 29, 2023