Gittin' Through
A Southern Town during World War II
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Baby boomers have heard the stories, many of their parents lived them, and Roy T. Matthews tells them in his novel "Gittin" Through: A Southern Town During World War II" (488 pages, Trafford Publishing, $24.95)
The novel recounts the lives of three generatioons after the attack on the Pearl Harbor, and Virginians will find that many of the book's aspects resonate. Charlestown is obviously patterned on Richmond and its Capital newspaper on the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Matthews grew up in Franklin and holds degrees from Washington and Lee University, Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A retired professor from Michigan State, he and his wife, LeeAnn, live in Washington.
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About the Book
Gittin’Through sets this turning point in American history in a small southern town where traditions, class and race defined its citizens and the roles they played. It shows how the three generations coped with the conflict while they made a living, reared their families, took care of the elderly, fell in love, lost loved ones, struggled to hold a marriage together, and choose right and wrong ways to profit from the war. Like all generations, they carried the burdens of the past into their own times in order to prepare for the future.
About the Author
Roy T. Matthews grew up in Franklin, Virginia. He holds degrees from Washington and Lee University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. A retired Professor from Michigan State, he and his wife, LeeAnn, live in Washington, DC. They have two children and three grandsons.