Living in the Shade - A Memoir: Based on a true story of ancestry, self-deception, love, loss, & hardship on the Plains of Western Kansas.

The grandfather left Russia, with his wife, their extended family, and their son under the reign of Tzar Alexander III. The grandfather had served six years in the military and to escape additional military service, they escaped to Western Europe. They suffered the terrible loss of their first seven children before reaching adulthood. Additional losses were caused by the Stock Market Crash, the Depression, and the Dust Bowl. It is of the author growing up during a time of harsh recriminatio...