Growing Up in Beloit by Robert Burdick

Growing Up in Beloit by Robert Burdick

Robert Burdick's Growing Up in Beloit, serves as both an homage to coming of age in a gentler era, and as a poignant love letter to his beloved Midwestern hometown. In a lively narrative, Burdick brings to life the universal exuberance and industry of youth, from comic adventures, pranks, and pratfalls, to the more serious business of navigating academics at school and experiencing hard work at a variety of jobs. Burdick has the gift of perfect recall, providing minute details about the construction of a lakeside treehouse, and the mechanics of both his Soap Box Derby car, and the engine-powered go-cart he dubbed the Putt-Putt Car. Throughout his lively memoir, Burdick also paints meaningful word portraits of family, friends, and mentors. His vivid descriptions of daily life in Beloit, Wisconsin in the 1940s and 1950s will appeal to locals interested in community history.and to anyone yearning to slip back in time for an amiable visit with a likeable young man.

Fred Burwell
Beloit College Archivist and author

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ISBN 13	9781642555516
ISBN 10	1642555517
Title	Growing Up in Beloit
Author	Robert Burdick
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Book Services Us
Year published	2018-03-10
Number of pages	154
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.