An Island In Time

About the Book

"An Island In Time" is a wonderful reminiscence of growing up on Washington state's Puget Sound during a most interesting, confusing and exciting decade in the 20th century, the 1940s. World War II flavored daily life for half of the decade. It was the era of: warriors, warships, rationing, Victory gardens, BB guns, sling shots, radio, 78 rpm records, big bands, black and white movies, 4-lane highways, 2-lane roads, Burma Shave signs, train travel, penny postcards, nickel Cokes and ugly cars. This is a book, which could be titled 'Everyboys Odysey Through the 1940s', about a boy who grows up throughout World War II and afterwards, making the most of the snips and snails of youth. Summers and weekends are spent in a 56.5 acre community on a small island. The "neighborhood" consists of eight houses, three farms, a dock, a general store, a church and an Indian grave island. The boy's 1890 waterfront house, with a hand-dug cellar, sits on a 12-acre farm. Neighbors and other permanent residents consist of a "different breed of cat" who seem stuck in the past, and make for some interesting stories.

About the Author

Don Edgers grew up in Washington state's Puget Sound during the 1940s. He graduated from the University of Puget Sound and the University of Washington. He taught high school for 30 years and lived on Fox Island full-time with his wife Carolyn. Retired, they now live in Port Orchard, Washington.