In The SHADOW of the STANDPIPE

About the Book

In the Shadow of the Standpipe is a collection of anecdotes. This first published work of Mr. Kilgore reflects his perceptions of small town Ohio in the 1940's and '50's. He celebrates a selection of unforgettable characters drawn from his family and the community. He takes us into his boyhood home, to the golf course and to the courtroom. He rages against the waste and futility of both the Viet Nam and Iraq wars. All of these events and characters are seen through the prism of the author's undisguised pride in his parents' journey from desperately poor and uneducated tenant farmers to wage earners and the resulting expansion of his personal horizons.

About the Author

Lamar Kilgore resides in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he has practiced law since 1960 following graduation from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law. Born in 1932 a child of the Great Depression, he was educated in the public schools of Springfield, Ohio where he remained from birth until graduation from Wittenberg College in 1955.