Dirt Poor

by Gary F Paduch

Those who are born into grinding "dirt poor" poverty have little chance of escape to a better way of life. Of course, some do escape. But it is an "extremely" small number. Of these that do many are unable to adjust and be comforted by a more normal life. Uneducated and dirt poor they lack the most basic, simple survival skills, reading, writing, addition, subtraction. This book is a fictional story of several such characters, but the story has a basis in fact of real life circumstances and real life people. They were “feral” children and often grew into savage, brutal and untamed (feral) adults. The idea that we can fix them with government programs is misguided. They must have a benefactor of some kind, "a connection" outside the world of those who are "dirt poor."

196 pages, Paperback

Published June 26, 2012

Reviews

[Joseph Lellman · Rating 3 out of 5]

A really sad, depressing autobiography from a man to whom I am distantly related. His birth into an abusive household combined with many bad choices on his part led to a life of difficulty and struggle. His butchering of the language, whether intentional or accidental, helped to prove his thesis of a bad, dirt poor life. One can't help but feel sorry for the guy.