In 1931, the author, Franklin R. Ball, was born in San Diego. He grew to maturity in southern California as the middle member of a doctor's family, went to college in Utah, and did military service...mehr sehenIn 1931, the author, Franklin R. Ball, was born in San Diego. He grew to maturity in southern California as the middle member of a doctor's family, went to college in Utah, and did military service in Georgia, before returning to California for extended employment and recreational pursuits. He married and raised a small family before deploying to Antarctica, with his wife, in the launch of a secondary vocation. A third occupation developed in his advanced years as a volunteer master mechanic at a truck museum, again in Southern California. These callings provided enough practical and visionary exposure to give him a unique perspective for authoring engaging prose that can be recreational, even educational.weniger sehen