{"product_id":"the-southern-child-a-memoir-9781947309852","title":"The Southern Child: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of the Gantts of Rayflin lives on in the final book, \u003cem\u003eSouthern Child: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e. The author describes in her own words her childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I lived basically the same life as my granddaddy, uncle, and daddy. By the time I came along, we did have electricity, added in 1948. Otherwise, things were pretty much the same, no indoor plumbing, and only wood as a heat source. The barn was torn down before my time, but the land was still farmed. Daddy was never a farmer, he worked in a cotton mill in the nearest town. Having been born after my Granddaddy Kelly's death, I never knew him personally. However, through the stories passed down to me, I always felt like I did. 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. We were happy go lucky kids and grew up with a sense of independence and strong guidance from our elders. Imagination was the key to our entertainment. I have included many of the mishaps and ways we devised to amuse ourselves.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSouthern Child g\u003c\/em\u003eives 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. It was a different world then.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deeds Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947309852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Kathy G. Widener","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470256361653,"sku":"9781947309852","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f9879396-babc-46f3-9843-2b7451f22078.jpg?v=1612924380","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-southern-child-a-memoir-9781947309852","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}