{"product_id":"crickets-paperback","title":"Crickets - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChester Alfonso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are thirty-seven separate selections in \"Crickets.\" Some are political: (\"Negroes and Their Half-White, Half-Black President: The Before and After\"); (\"A Boy and His Grandpa\"); (\"Africa So Bad, So Sad\"). Some are erotic: (\"Weimar and the Hotel Elephant\"); (Back When\"); (\"What Do They Say,\"); and (\"An Old Woman, A Young Man\"); Most are reflective: \"Just a Piece of Metal\"); (\"The Killings\"); (Paint Rock\"); (\"A Writer in Malmo\"); (\"Kieran Padraig\"); (\"Winter is Coming\"); and, (\"Reverend Edmore Saul\") and (\"Crickets'). These are some of the thirty-seven pieces I've placed in \"Crickets.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttended and graduated from R.B. Hudson High School, Selma, AL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter graduation, I joined the United States Air Force, being honorably discharged in September 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRejoined the United States Air Force in 1962. Retired from the USAF in 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmployed by the U.S. Defense Department 1987-1988 and 1989-2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraduated from Auburn University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraduate studies: University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarried for more than 40 years. Has one child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI grew up extremely poor. Much of my writings reflect upon poverty and the degradation that poverty and blatant racial segregation had on my life and my ability to transcend much of my past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have lived throughout the world: Germany, The Netherlands, Japan, Korea, Guam, Vietnam, Australia, and New Zealand, not to mention several states in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 372\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750014746912,"sku":"9781962868280","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4e79ec763364b6ef3a76c4393192057e.webp?v=1779941373","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/crickets-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}