From Bangkok to Watergate, from the Jersey Shore to the
Everglades, from a shark encounter in the Gulf of Mexico to
a near-death experience in the Caribbean Sea, from growing
up in the throes of the Great Depression to living in the glorious
North Carolina MountainsÉ.itÕs been an interesting life.
Throw in a brief but significant tour of duty in the Coast
GuardÉ.which included a surprise ÒtorpedoÓ attack in the
Gulf of Mexico, add three close encounters with the Pulitzer
Prize, plus a haphazard search across the Emerald Isle in
an attempt to unearth family roots, and youÕll be inclined to
agree that itÕs been a very interesting life indeed.
In incidents and episodes related with uncommon candor and
touches of humor, you canÕt help but become an interested
bystander as you join the author on his retrospective journey
ÒAround the World in 80 years.Ó