Sandbars Sandlots and City Streets

Sandbars Sandlots And City Streets; Takes Its Titlefrom Some Of The Powerful Influences That Shaped And Continue To Shape Our(Mine And Katherine'S) Lives:Sandbars (Theeastern Shore Of Virginiaand Its Environs)...Where Katherine Was Born And Lived The First Twelve Years Of Her Life; Where Her Brother Was Born; Where I Met The Woman Ith Whom I Have Spent The Last Twenty-Six Years; And Where As A School Teacher (Father And Husband) I Found Both Personal And Professional Fulfillment.Sandlots (Baseball)...My First Love (And Close To The Top Of Katherine'S Loves). We Write About The Fields Upon Which We Played; Players We Met Ballparks In Which We Sat; Our Respect For The Game'S History; And How A Southern Family Tried Unsuccessfully To Save Baseball'S Greatest ShrineI Grew Up In An Era When The Game Looked Felt And Was Played Very Differently.City Streets (Richmond And Our Ancestry)...For A Long Time Richmond Stayed Unchanged And Very Southern. The Town My Grandparents Parents And I Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away.This Part Of The Book Alsofocuses On Four Very Southern Women All Of Whom Had And Continue To Have A Tremendous Impact On Me And Through Me On Katherine And Her Brother Tom.Elon (Etc.)...Katherine Attends Elon University And Will Graduate In 2014.I Graduated In 1980 (When It Was Elon College).Elon Along Withsome Random Writings Make-Up The Final Section Of The Book.We Hope You Find It A Good Read.