Richard D. Jackson has done an excellent job taking the reader back into the time of his youth in Huntington, West Virginia and Marshall College. The reader will be drawn to the past and the memories of their own youth. Unfortunately, not only are the fonder memories brought to mind, but also the social injustices of segregation and the unsettling years of the Vietnam War. Most will find this book very enjoyable to read and the trip back to their youth entertaining and mind-opening.