{"product_id":"the-journey-growing-up-in-the-40s-and-50s-across-9-000-miles-paperback","title":"The Journey: Growing up in the '40S and '50S-Across 9,000 Miles! - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. Graham Tyner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48757775106296,"sku":"9781480869134","price":30.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/DkjEPwY1DX9781480869134.webp?v=1780347030","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-journey-growing-up-in-the-40s-and-50s-across-9-000-miles-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}