In writing a poignant memoir that recalls an accurate sense of small-town Oregon an the mid-twentieth century, the author tells how he came to grips with school, his first love, his family's financial strains and more. He brings the values developed while learning to cope with these stresses, as well as his love of life, to the pages of the book while capturing the heart and soul of what life is about -- the good, the bad, and the ordinary.
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Rudolph Terry Shappee spent his childhood in a number of small fishing villages along the Oregon coast. During this time he developed an appreciation for hard work and the ability to get along with a broad spectrum of people. After he graduated from high school, he joined the U.S. Navy and served his country for 20 years. Upon retiring from active duty, he received his teaching credentials and taught English and the social sciences in public schools in Vallejo and San Diego, California for a period of 20 years. Mr. Shappee is currently writing a collection of short stories.
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A teacher teaches us through his memories...,
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This review is from: Making My Way (Mass Market Paperback)
Terry Shappee gives us a child's view of the rich tapestry of life on the Oregon coast in the forties and fifties. There, despite the hardships and financial struggles of his family, he learned the values he now teaches us in Making My Way. Mr. Shappee presents a collection of memories that reveal more about him, and ultimately all of us, than the great issues and worldwide problems that fill so many of the books in our bookstores and the television screens in our homes.
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A delightful trip of growing, living and learning in the NW.,
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This review is from: Making My Way (Mass Market Paperback)
Reading "Making My Way" is like glimpsing into a later day Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn, or walking down one of the streets in "Cannery Row". The story takes one back to a time not too long ago, but a time that might be forgotten. You see life in the Northwest at a time when the world was going through one of it's most trying times. You are able to share a young man's life growing up in those times. This should be required reading for all school children. If it weren't for stories like "Making My Way" our past with all of it's good qualities would be lost. A must for everyone who wishes to experience those bygone days. -- Sam Younghans, Actor/writer 4/10/99
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Memoir of small town America,
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This review is from: Making My Way (Mass Market Paperback)
Rudy Shappee paints a picture of childhood and family with broad brushstrokes of love in his book, "Making My Way." He is magnanimous in making allowances for the foibles of people that he grew up with in a rural Oregon coastal town during the middle of the century. The values and basic skills, that he learned as a boy, are universal to the survival of any society.He writes of loyalty, humor, and comradeship among boyhood friends along with the danger and beauty of an unforgiving sea that provided the family livelihood. His parable of wartime generosity, when people strayed on the other side of the law to feed neighbors, asks the question, is it better to follow the letter of the law, or follow the dictates of the heart? Laugh and cry as you get caught up in this world of secret rooms,adventures, odd jobs, and loss of a first love, in a boy's journey to manhood. If you want to rekindle memories of your own childhood, or read about how you wish your childhood had been, read this book.
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