Growing Up With Glenview

The witty short vingettes of one man's memories of growing up with what eventually became a suburb of Chicago, Glenview, IL, are enjoyable not only for their wit but also for the information provided about life in rural midwest American in the late 1800's and early1900's. Upon reading these writings, one has a better understanding of the lives of the early settlers of that area as well as the philosophy and ideals of one family who held with the values of the times of helping ones neighbor's through hard times as well as providing a vital service to the town.