Begin At Once To Live Tells Us About The Life Of Joe Thatcher A Man Cut From The Same Cloth As Harry Truman. Thatcher'S Story Begins In 1913 On A Small Farm In Ohio. The Next Sixty Years Of His Life Are Revealed In A Rich Tapestry Of Experiences Set Against The Backdrops Of Out Century: World War I The Roaring Twenties The Crash Of 29' The Great Depression World War Ii And On Into The Sixties.