Sam Brown's Essays about
growing up in our old neighborhood
The Geography of a Childhood {
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an introduction to the Yotz Field neighborhood of the 1940's and 1950's.
This Old School
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a commentary about the structure of the Annie F. Warren grammar school, with anecdotes about school life there.
Chums
- recollections
of a ten-year childhood friendship between the author and his neighbor
Winston Clegg.
Knights on Shining Bicycles
- narratives
and ruminations on the importance of the bicycle in a 1950's childhood.
Dancing in the Shadows
- scenes
from Mrs. Ferguson's Dancing School.
The Not-so-faint Stench
- chronicles
of neighborhood and school bullies, and how they were dealt with.
The Family Outside
- tributes
to those of the author's neighbors who functioned in parafamilial ways.
The Year of the Pig
- a
cluster of related anecdotes from the author's most memorable school year,
seventh grade (1954-55). (The pig in the title was a fictional
polymath named "Freddy.")
Nona
- a
sentimental account about the author's "nanny," who lived in his
home from 1951 through 1954 and became a permanent part of the family.
Standing Up to Reality
- a
survey of the radio programs of the late 1940's to which the era's
children were devoted listeners.
An Ordained Disciplinarian
- a
short tribute to an exceptional schoolmaster at the Belmont Hill School
who profoundly influenced the author in the late 1950's.
Contact Sam to obtain a copy of any of these esseys.
He prefers traditional mail:
9 Foxhall Drive
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
or, a phone call: (518) 587-2140
But, on occasion he reviews his email:
SamBrown@Yotz.US
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