An Innocent Man The Life and Times of an American Baby Boomer

About the Book

Come travel back to a different but vaguely familiar world. Journey to a time when inflation barely existed, gasoline was cheap, cars had big gas-guzzling engines, and people almost never locked their front doors. Written in the first person, An Innocent Man follows the life and time of Edgar Rice Baker from his childhood as he encounters all of the trappings, joys, and nuances of the Baby Boomer years. It was an age of innocence, when kids walked to school, when beer and liquor were the worst things your kids could get in to, and when getting a driver’s license and a set of wheels (where the heater worked and the engine ran) were the most important first steps in transitioning to adulthood. If you are over fifty, do you remember the good old days? Those were happy days of wine and roses, when life was simpler, and we all were more innocent. An Innocent Man transports us back to the fifties and sixties—for a nostalgic walk down the primrose lane.

About the Author

Gene Baumgaertner has published two history books on fifteenth-century England and is also working on a series of historical novels that take place during the Wars of the Roses. This is his fourth book. He presently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife, Kathy.