Simpler Times: A memoir

By Dale A Swanson

Life in the early 1950s is rendered in crystalline purity. Refrigerators are replacing the icebox and television is new on the scene. The times were simpler, the choices fewer, and the freedom greater, as the kid navigates through daily life on the island, joined by Dickey, Larry, and the whole gang.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rainy River Press
• Release date: Dec 17, 2019
• ISBN: 9780986326776

Dale A Swanson

Dale is a published author, poet, screenwriter, and playwright. His historical novel, The Thirty-ninth Man, released by North Star Press in 2013, made the Star Tribune "Best book read" in 2013. The sequel, Tears Of Sorrow, was released in June 2018. His fantasy chapter book, The Wild Ways, Mystery of the Hanging Tower, for nine to ninety-year-old readers, was published in 2015; he has had poetry included in two annual stage productions by the Bloomington Arts Council, and two of his radio plays have been performed live and aired statewide. Mr. Swanson's screenplay, Creation Story, was filmed for the non-profit, Native Strong ARC. His list of genres in book format has expanded to poetry with the release of his chapbook, A Bowhunter In God's Cathedral.

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