Summer of Hope, Summer of Dreams

Four teenage boys, coming of age and dreaming of their future, even as that future seemed to be slipping through their young fingers. It wasn't their fault they were born into a town, into a way of life, that was dying. They did what they were supposed to do: followed the rules, studied hard, played hard. But for them, unlike their fathers and grandfathers, there was no promise of a fat salary at the mill, no promise of a house and a yard and a middle class life. Not in Hopeton Mills, Pennsylvania, anyway. Not when the fabric of so much of America was fraying in the late 1970's and 80's. They had but one option, just like kids in factory towns and farm towns coast to coast-getting the hell out. As their hero from an equally bleak Jersey shore town put it in the title to his iconic anthem, these four sons of Hopeton Mills were born to run. Summer of Hope, Summer of Dreams is a story of the follies and dreams of youth, of enduring loyalty and friendship, of the hope and faith of adulthood, and of the bonds forged from songs that inspired a generation.

Author: Steven Recht

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: May 14, 2015

Number of Pages: 380 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 151221891X

ISBN-13: 9781512218916