It Was a Simpler Time, or Was It?
A Nostalgic Look Back at Growing up in the 1960’s in a Very Intertwined Family
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JG Hughes
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Life was simple in southwestern Pennsylvania in the 1960s. In contrast, our modern lives
focus on living a fast paced, digital lifestyle.
Do you think about the simple things in life, and how things were so different back then?
Follow my story of growing up in an old steel town, learning about the different generations
of an intertwined family full of secrets, and the friends that would impact my life forever.
Take a walk through a small down town Main Street, stopping at each store, remembering
how it was a bustling prosperous town at one time.
It Was A Simpler Time, Or Was It? will transport you back to the 1960s and everything it had to
offer a child at the time. Experience each season as it changed and what each one meant to the kids and how they would play.
Follow the stories of my family of firemen and how they tackled many fires in life, both physically
and mentally.
Discover the secrets of steel towns in the '60s and what it was like to grow up in a family of tightly
knit firemen. Learn about the danger these hard-working men faced every day and the intricate
secrets woven into their lives away from work.
This is a story about my upbringing in a small northern town, and it will show you a unique, nostalgic insight into this era.
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