The Southern Child: A Memoir, Paperback - Kathy G. Widener

Having been born after my Granddaddy Kelly's death, I never knew him personally. Otherwise, things were pretty much the same, no indoor plumbing, and only wood as a heat source. The old unpainted clapboard house built in 1912 still stands on a dirt road called Swamp Rabbit Road, less than a mile 'as the crow flies' from the black waters of the North Edisto River. The author describes in her own words her childhood."I lived basically the same life as my granddaddy, uncle, and daddy. Imagination was the key to our entertainment. I have included many of the mishaps and ways we devised to amuse ourselves."Southern Child gives true insight into what country life in the South was like for children in the 1950's and 60's, from someone who lived that life. By the time I came along, we did have electricity, added in 1948. Daddy was never a farmer, he worked in a cotton mill in the nearest town. The barn was torn down before my time, but the land was still farmed. It was a different world then. DescriptionThe story of the Gantts of Rayflin lives on in the final book, Southern Child: A Memoir. However, through the stories passed down to me, I always felt like I did. We were happy go lucky kids and grew up with a sense of independence and strong guidance from our elders.

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The Southern Child: A Memoir, Paperback - Kathy G. Widener