A Poor Boy's Odyssey

This Is A Memoir About My Ninety-Three Years On This Earth And The Good Luck I Have Had. It Borrows From Previous Self-Published Memoirs About Growing Up On A Farm During The Depression Of The 1930S About Real Estate Investments And About A Career In Governmental Service. That Started With An Entry Grade Of Gs-6 Trainee In The Border Patrol And Ended With Retirement Twenty-One Years Later In Grade Gs-15. After Retirement I Was Executive Assistant To The Ceo Of The National Rifle Association Followed By Two Years As Deputy Executive Vice President (Ceo). Good Luck Was A Major Factor In My Success But The Luck Was Helped By The Capacity For Hard Work Developed On The Farm As A Teenager. Other Factors In My Successes Were My Natural Ability For Pistol Marksmanship And My Experience As An Airplane Pilot In World War Ii.