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Recalling an early upbringing in rural Illinois, the author relates the natural and academic influences on his philosophy beginning as a boy, including hunting, trapping, farming, and living in a small Midwestern community. The people, places, and events characteristic of small town life are recalled with a flair toward humor and an appreciation of times less hectic. Saturday night fish-fry gatherings, oiling the local streets, hunting, gathering natural resources, a myriad of other events comprising the fabric of small-town life intertwine in a story of individual development.

Amintind de o educatie timpurie in Illinois rurala, autorul relateaza influentele naturale si academice asupra filozofiei sale incepand de baiat, inclusiv vanatoare, capcane, agricultura si trairea intr-o mica comunitate din Midwest. Oamenii, locurile si evenimentele caracteristice vietii orasului mic sunt amintite cu un fler spre umor si o apreciere de ori mai putin agitata.