Summary of Henry Langrehr & Jim DeFelice's Whatever It Took

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#1 My childhood was typical for the middle class in America during the 1920s and 1930s. I was born in Iowa in 1924, and grew up with cars, buses, and trucks, but people would still walk a mile or two or four to get around. TV hadn’t been invented yet, and forget about computers or the internet.

#2 I had a nickname as a kid, Heinie, which was a shortened version of Heinrich, a very common German name. I inherited it. My father was a farmhand, and we lived in a small house on the farm. We had chores even when young.

#3 The Great Depression began for my family with a local bank failure. My father’s savings were wiped out, and jobs suddenly became hard to find. We lived in a tent for one summer to save on rent.

#4 My family had a lot of problems during the Great Depression, but we always seemed to end up near the railroad tracks. I played baseball when I could, but as I grew older, I had more work responsibilities. I never drank much, because I was afraid of what alcohol could do to me.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822521278

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Insights on Henry Langrehr & Jim DeFelice's Whatever It Took

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

My childhood was typical for the middle class in America during the 1920s and 1930s. I was born in Iowa in 1924, and grew up with cars, buses, and trucks, but people would still walk a mile or two or four to get around. TV hadn’t been invented yet, and forget about computers or the internet.

#2

I had a nickname as a kid, Heinie, which was a shortened version of Heinrich, a very common German name. I inherited it. My father was a farmhand, and we lived in a small house on the farm. We had chores even when young.

#3

The Great Depression began for my family with a local bank failure. My father’s savings were wiped out, and jobs suddenly became hard to find. We lived in a tent for one summer to save on rent.

#4

My family had a lot of problems during the Great Depression, but we always seemed to end up near the railroad tracks. I played baseball when I could, but as I grew older, I had more work responsibilities. I never drank much, because I was afraid of what alcohol could do to me.

#5

I bought a six-shot Ranger shotgun when I was twelve years old. I taught myself to use it, and hunted up in the fields above town, where the dams are now. I would fish, too.

#6

I had