{"product_id":"back-in-the-day-the-education-of-an-oklahoma-boy-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Back in the Day: The Education of an Oklahoma Boy (A Memoir) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth R. Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBACK IN THE DAY is the autobiography of Kenneth R. Young, a distinguished American scholar of Southeast Asia born in Oklahoma at the end of the Great Depression. The book details Young's early life in small-town Oklahoma and midcentury Los Angeles and continues his story through the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung's mother's family were \"Okies,\" poor dirt farmers who barely survived each harvest, while his father worked ten hours a day, six days a week as a grocery clerk making $12 a week, scarcely enough for a man with two young children. As a little boy Young learned two hard lessons that guided him over the course of his life: (1) he was not the center of the universe; and (2) he would have to take care of himself, since no one else would.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite unexpectedly becoming a father at age twenty and numerous family difficulties, including a deeply contentious relationship with his father, Young obtained a PhD from New York University in 1970, when he was thirty years old, achieving his lifelong dream. A working-class son through and through, he earned the degree without the help of family, mentors, scholarships, or student loans. To make ends meet during his studies he worked full-time as a shoe salesman, stencil cutter, and college lecturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thirty-one years Young taught courses on U.S. diplomacy in East and Southeast Asia (including Vietnam, China, Burma, Indonesia, and the Philippines) at Western Connecticut University. In 1979 he received a Fulbright scholarship to the Philippines, and over the years he wrote many scholarly articles on the region. \u003cem\u003eThe General's General\u003c\/em\u003e, his groundbreaking 1994 biography of Lt. General Arthur MacArthur, Douglas's father, won several awards and was the basis for a PBS documentary. After Young retired, he self-published a novel, \u003cem\u003eTwice Honored\u003c\/em\u003e, about a US military officer who won two Congressional Medals of Honor for his bravery during an uprising in the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith BACK IN THE DAY, Young has turned his scholarly eye to an even more familiar topic: his own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 482\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47332034969785,"sku":"9780578586625","price":32.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/b12vtcElHi9780578586625.webp?v=1780469434","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/back-in-the-day-the-education-of-an-oklahoma-boy-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}