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(More customer reviews)Set in rural Georgia, this story has a keen sense of place and time. Reminiscent of Bradford's Red Sky at Morning and Raucher's Summer of 42, the story is poignant and nostalgic, bringing to mind lazy summer days and pasttimes of being a kid in the early 60s. The story, and especially the conclusion, is haunting; you find yourself thinking about it long after finishing the book. Perhaps a sequel is in the works?
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The Innocent Pirate is set in rural Heard County, Georgia, during the late 1960's. The characters are written in the local social color. The country was in civil turmoil as the Vietnam War continued on. Society was calling for the emptying of mental institutions, no matter what the consequences would be. The very social fabric of our country was falling apart as children were increasingly being born outside of marriage or were becoming the victims of broken marriages.
Dewey is retarded because he was one of the victims of social engineering call eugenics. He is denied any hope of having children, because the state does not want to have to bear the financial burden of having to support his offspring. He is thrust upon his widower grandfather, Al, who has retired from the Navy.Dewey befriends a group of children who live in the nearby Robins Nest Trailer Park. Many adventures take place as Dewey spends his first summer on the farm with his grandfather. He becomes an unlikely hero, witness to horrible acts of human destruction, and an unexpected provider of justice.
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