Momoirs The Family Stories of Peggy Kerr Byers

F rom the singing sisters in the kitchen to the "sex fiend" in thewoods, a sharp-eyed, observant woman recalls the strugglesand joys of growing up during the Depression and starting afamily during World War II. Peggy Kerr grew up in a large family in asmall town, Oblong, Illinois. This was an age when Dad made shoes andMom baked bread. Peggy remembers pantywaists and button hooks, theouthouse, the carriage, and the "hickory stick" at school. She alsoremembers child-death and violence: a bootlegger shooting the sheriff ata best friend's home. Her lively tales go on to recount training as a nursein Vincennes, Indiana, where she met and married George Byers, withall the stories of dating, dealing with in-laws, and raising her own largefamily of kids. This book is filled with the scores of characters she knewand all the pathos and humor of life.Byers, George is the author of 'Momoirs The Family Stories of Peggy Kerr Byers' with ISBN 9780595397594 and ISBN 059539759X.