Growing Up in Bridgeport in the ‘40s and ‘50s

About the Book

GROWING UP IN BRIDGEPORT IN THE ‘40S AND ‘50S is a collection of essays written by the author and published in The Bridgeport Leader over a two-year period, from 2002 to 2004. Drawn from the author’s memory, these essays describe the sights and sounds, adventures, drama, humor and tragedies of the author’s youth. With its informal and familiar tone, and its recurring references to local figures and locales, the author draws the reader into this world, making it more than just the memoirs of a single individual; instead the memoirs of a small Midwestern oil town.

About the Author

Arthur Dale is a retired chemical engineer by trade, and an avid writer and cartoonist by avocation. His essays and cartoons have appeared in several regional newspapers in east central Illinois and western Indiana. He has been a guest speaker for Rotary Club and historical society functions, and continues to contribute occasionally to The Sumner Press. Although a frequent visitor, he has never returned to live in his beloved hometown of Bridgeport, choosing instead to remain in Danville, Illinois, where he and his wife, Deanna, high school sweetheart from Lawrenceville, have spent the majority of their lives together.