A CHILDHOOD LOST: DREAMS BEYOND THE OREGON TRAIL

Many stories of his early years were told over and over to his family throughout his lifetime. Later in life his health began to noticeably decline, and he desperately wanted to use what strength he had left to compile his memories with the treasure chest of journals and diaries that he and his mother had kept. Read about a lifetime of detailed stories that offer historic and personal insight into the Great Depression years based on his true story. This book takes you through the hard times Ben and his mother endured after his father died in 1928. The country was sinking into its worst depression in history. Their ventures took them across the country and back, then into Canada where he would meet and marry a young girl from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Now in his early 30s, strong and ambitious, he was anxious to begin his new life. Then life changed dramatically. His deep inner strength, along with the perseverance that he had learned early in life, were the critical qualities that pulled him through a near death illness which hospitalized him for over a year, and affected his health for the remainder of his life.

Author: JB Sakry

Publisher: Independently published

Publication Date: November 17, 2019

Number of Pages: 101 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1706156928

ISBN-13: 9781706156925