Summer of '63

Life is a journey colored by the people one encounters the memories shared and the events that molded and shaped each person. Of all of author R. James Roybal s remembrances the Summer of 63 stands out as the most vivid in his mind.In this autobiographical account Roybal shares his summer vacation adventures as a teenager in the summer of 1963. That period in time one magical summer signaled his transition from a youth to that of a man. It was his emergence from his cocoon of innocence to that of a butterfly flying on the multi-colored wings of freedom.I was a Knight-errant bent on a quest for the elusive holy grail of knowledge of love and manhood. Most of all it was a time of new beginnings not only for me but also a time when the nation as a whole was transformed from innocence to decadence. The revelations that took place in that most memorable of summers came about because time somehow managed to condense the normal experiences of a lifetime into a short span of a few months. It was my time of deliverance from youthful nativity to one of open wonder and amazement. It was my time for discovering the awe-inspiring universe of awareness and the crushing responsibilities of adulthood shares the author.The Summer of '63 tells Roybal s true experiences his coming-of-age story of as a youth on the cusp of adulthood yearning for a taste of freedom. For more information on this book interested parties may log on to Xlibris website.