The author faced challenges and obstacles as he grew and changed and found his place in the world. Up From Adams Street Follows the Author as He Finds His Place in the World. The writing style is a little more novel-like than the diary-like style of many memoirs-but the author's memories and experiences shape his story and lend well to inspiring and motivating readers beyond the pages of his book. The author is very open and honest as he shares his coming of age, life story with readers. Larry Crane Shares Memories, Lessons Learned, and a Life Story. Reeder, falls in and out of love, turns 23, and becomes a man. At the military academy, he bends toĭiscipline, survives mandatory boxing, battles mighty Notre Dame inīasketball, pitches against the legendary Yankees, conquers Mechanics ofįluids, and Calculus, discovers F. A scholarship helps, then a surpriseĪppointment to West Point follows. He caddiesĪs he grows physically, he senses the need to expand He plays baseball, football and basketball. Potential entrée into worlds that seem beyond his little world. He realizes that participating in sports is a Heaped on his shoulders, along with a sense that he was destined toįulfill that destiny. As the confessed family favorite, he had a lot of expectations Out of the corn fields astride the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
Born at home, surrounded by a neighborhood of immigrantįamilies that burst out of the confines of Chicago to buy a lot carved Larry Crane brings the sensibility of the post-World War II generationĪnd a family of modest means to his fresh new novelesque memoir, Up FromĪdams Street.
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