{"product_id":"some-time-ago-growing-up-in-western-north-carolina-paperback","title":"Some Time Ago: Growing Up In Western North Carolina - 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\u003eThomas W. Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a set of stories and personal experiences of the author which occurred during his childhood and teenage life, while growing up on a farm in western North Carolina in the post Depression era. Also included are several narratives of incidents which occurred before the author's birth, as related to him by his parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas W. Hill was born on a farm in western North Carolina, near the end of the Great Depression. His father and mother began married life with no material possessions and rose to the middle class through hard work and thriftiness. Thomas is one of their five children. After graduating from Hendersonville High School, Thomas attended Wake Forest College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a Ph.D. degree in physics. He spent his professional career in the defense industry as an aerospace scientist, working at various locations on the east and west coasts of the United States, and in the Rocky Mountains. He was also employed for five years at US Air Force Headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. Following his retirement, Thomas returned to live on a farm near Hendersonville, and he wrote portions this book over a period of about ten years. At the time of publication Thomas had announced as a candidate for the US Congress in his District.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 7.99 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47505490215090,"sku":"9781523915132","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/slDMpa0K5w9781523915132_fdb7266b-9392-460b-8f26-3c92e09a2427.webp?v=1779533491","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/some-time-ago-growing-up-in-western-north-carolina-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}