The Adventures of ICKLE, PACKY, PICKLE and GOOCH

About the Book

Follow the mischievous and hilarious adventures of four grammar school–age boys growing up in the late 1920s. The good, not-so-good, and hilarious situations the four boys became involved in on a day-to-day basis are insights into what city boys did to keep themselves busy during school days, after school was out for the summer and on weekends in Berwyn, Illinois. Lacking the many entertainment forms of modern society, the young boys of the late 1920s spent much of their time roaming the city streets and parks, riding the elevated train, finding other forms of entertainment, and sometimes seeking scary adventures.

About the Author

Charles F. Lee received his BA degree from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. He subsequently obtained his master’s degree in mass communications from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. Following his military service, he spent fourteen years in various technical and executive positions with several contractors of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), moving from basic research to test site activities in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the author of the book Ickle, Packy, Pickle and Gooch, the mischievous and hilarious adventures of four grammar school-age boys growing up in the late 1920s.