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A Boy No More

by Paxton Davis
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As they mustered out of the service after World War II, Paxton Davis and his sixteen million fellow soldiers embark on one of the great benders in American history. Davis and his comrades quickly set about trying to make up for what they'd missed during the war. But they soon found that America was changing on a fundamental level. It was only at the death of his beloved father that Davis was thrust into a status that neither World War II nor college nor full-time work had been able to confer upon him-that of manhood.

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    December 5, 2023

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    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780895875204

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      • ISBN: 9780895875204
      • File size: 3021 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 3, 1992
      Ending his richly evocative trio of memoirs (after Being a Boy and A Boy's War ), Davis returns to 1946, when he was 21. Back home in Winston-Salem after four years in the Army, he decided to study at Johns Hopkins, where empathetic teachers and friends led him to discover his vocation: writing. Hired by the Winston-Salem Gazette, Davis exulted in the company of skylarking yet hardworking reporters and editors as he learned his craft. Readers of this disarming, stylish story will treasure the newspaperman's early experiences--the cornerstone of his career as a professor of journalism, author of 10 books and editorial columnist for the Roanoke (Va.) Times & World News. Even more enjoyable are Davis's remembrances of his lasting friendships with, among others, Tom Wicker of the New York Times and the late Arnold Ehrlich, editor of Publishers Weekly. Photos not seen by PW.

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