The Innocent Pirate

The Innocent Pirate is set in rural Heard County, Georgia, duringthe late 1960s. The fictional characters in this book are written usinglocal social color. The country was in civil turmoil as the Vietnam Warraged on and many in our society called for the release of patientsfrom mental institutions. During this period, the very social fabric ofour country was falling apart as children were increasingly being bornoutside of marriage or became the victims of broken marriages.. . The main character, Dewey, is mildly retarded and a victim of socialengineering called eugenics, where upon he was denied any hope ofhaving children. At fifteen, he was thrust upon his widower grandfather,Al, who was a retired Navy Chief living on a farm.. . Dewey befriends a group of children who live in the nearby RobinsNest Trailer Park. Many adventures take place as Dewey spends hisfirst summer on the farm with his grandfather. He becomes an unlikelyhero, witness to horrible acts of human destruction, and an unexpectedprovider of justice.. . Everyone fourteen to one-hundred years old will enjoy this periodclassic as it stirs their imagination and old memories.