{"product_id":"the-journey-growing-up-in-the-40s-and-50s-across-9-000-miles","title":"The Journey: Growing up in the '40S and '50S-Across 9,000 Miles!","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt might be hard to believe, but there was a time before TVs, computers, iPhones, and iPads. You may think that at worst this sounds unbelievable, and that at best it seems boring-so what did kids do to occupy their time?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Journey\u003c\/em\u003e, author Graham Tyner shares what it was like growing up in the forties and fifties-and across nine thousand miles-in America, a time when the nation's spirits were high and when kids went outside to play  As a tribute to his children and grandchildren, Tyner offers a family history before providing a window into what a wonderful time it was to be a kid in our glorious country when he was growing up. He also chronicles his adventures acrossAmerica, where he moved eleven times and traveled a combined nine thousand miles while attending ten different schools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith so many gadgets and distractions, it is all too easy to lose the importance of these simple but remarkable times. Yet this period was a wonderful time to be a kid, and even today, its lessons can offer the next generation a model for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eC. Graham Tyner is a semiretired independent geologist, and he has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Baylor University; he spent most of his career as an oil and gas prospecting geologist. He has been involved in writing scientific articles, but \u003cem\u003eThe Journey\u003c\/em\u003e is his first book. He and his wife live in the northern suburbs of Houston, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Archway Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415830302994,"sku":"9781480869134","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_03ae617e-58ae-426d-ad51-2405812a8464.jpg?v=1729411689","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-journey-growing-up-in-the-40s-and-50s-across-9-000-miles","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}