Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.38 (746 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1401300235 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 139 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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The golden-hued streets of Osgood's Liberty Heights are a bona fide paradise, drenched with more nostalgia than even Barry Levinson could offer, without a shred of acknowledgment of memory's distortion of events over time. The Emmy Awardâ€"winning broadcaster pulls readers into a seductive world, as he relates his obsession with baseball, his love of radio programs (which had a "profound influence" on him) and his experiences with other slices of Americana. Photos not seen by PW. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier I
The year is 1942, and while America is reeling from the first blows of WWII, Osgood is just a nine-year-old boy living in Baltimore. Osgood reminisces about his first fist-fight with a kid from the neighborhood, his childhood crush on a girl named Sue, and his relationship with his father, a traveling salesman. With a sharp eye for details, Osgood captures the texture of life in a very different era, a time before the polio vaccine and the atomic bomb. As the war rages somewhere far beyond the boundaries of his hometown, he spends his days delivering newspapers, riding the trolley to the local amusement park, going to Orioles' baseball game
"Dripping With Nostalgia" according to Bill Emblom. Charles Osgood goes back a few years before me, but I can still relate to his experiences of growing up in the 19Dripping With Nostalgia Bill Emblom Charles Osgood goes back a few years before me, but I can still relate to his experiences of growing up in the 1940's. Although he did live through World War II, the problems that children confronted in his childhood were of a more innocent nature than what children must deal with today. Osgood enjoyed subjects like literature, poetry, and geography in school, and enjoyed playing games with friends involving initials of movie stars or geographical locations. Following the then minor Baltimore Orioles was another passi. 0's. Although he did live through World War II, the problems that children confronted in his childhood were of a more innocent nature than what children must deal with today. Osgood enjoyed subjects like literature, poetry, and geography in school, and enjoyed playing games with friends involving initials of movie stars or geographical locations. Following the then minor Baltimore Orioles was another passi. "Great Read for an Osgood Peer" according to Al di Grandpa. This delightful read, one year in the life of a 9-year old boy, may be the most enjoyable book I've read in years. And I read a lot of stuff. The year was 19Great Read for an Osgood Peer Al di Grandpa This delightful read, one year in the life of a 9-year old boy, may be the most enjoyable book I've read in years. And I read a lot of stuff. The year was 1942 and Charles Osgood describes it magnificently as lived by most of us the same age. I laughed with tears in my eyes on almost very page. This book should be enjoyed by the children and grandchildern of those of us that were children during that incredible year, 1942. Memory lane was never better documented. Enjoy.. 2 and Charles Osgood describes it magnificently as lived by most of us the same age. I laughed with tears in my eyes on almost very page. This book should be enjoyed by the children and grandchildern of those of us that were children during that incredible year, 19Great Read for an Osgood Peer Al di Grandpa This delightful read, one year in the life of a 9-year old boy, may be the most enjoyable book I've read in years. And I read a lot of stuff. The year was 1942 and Charles Osgood describes it magnificently as lived by most of us the same age. I laughed with tears in my eyes on almost very page. This book should be enjoyed by the children and grandchildern of those of us that were children during that incredible year, 1942. Memory lane was never better documented. Enjoy.. 2. Memory lane was never better documented. Enjoy.. Title is a misnomer Lilo Huhle-Poelzl First of all, I would like to say that the title of this book is misleading. There is very little of WWII in this book. A more appropriate title would have been “Memorizing Brainless Advertising Slogans and Playing Dumb Games With My Sister in Baltimore”.Since I rarely watch CBS, I had never heard of Charles Osgood before. There is a photograph of him at the end of this book, and I noticed that he looks rather likable. Therefore, I have nothing personal against the author. However, taken from this memoir,