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    A Good Time to Live: An Autobiography of Life in The Late 20th Century
    A Good Time to Live: An Autobiography of Life in The Late 20th Century
    A Good Time to Live: An Autobiography of Life in The Late 20th Century
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    A Good Time to Live: An Autobiography of Life in The Late 20th Century

    By Bruce Kindig

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    This is the autobiography of Bruce R. Kindig with descriptions of American life in the last half of the 20th Century. Born in 1949 and raised in the Midwest readers get a glimpse of life during this time. Also noticed will be the opportunities and choices made by people with American values. This is also a socio-economi

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEwings Publishing LLC
    Release dateMar 30, 2023
    ISBN9798886409611
    A Good Time to Live: An Autobiography of Life in The Late 20th Century
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    Bruce Kindig

    Bruce R. Kindig is a retired teacher residing in Davenport Iowa. He has taught various history classes in his forty-six-year career spanning from junior high to community college. He earned his B. A. and M. A. degrees in history from the University of Northern Iowa. As an accomplished author, he has received several book review awards. All of his books can be found at Amazon.com.

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