Robert A. Nordyke was a lover of poetry, a pioneer in nuclear medicine, a nationally and internationally recognized teacher, and a generous and thoughtful family man. In 1992 he was urged by his family and friends to write about his experiences as a boy growing up in the small California town of Woodland in Sacramento Valley during the post-World War I period and the depression years. This book is a compilation of those adventures, offering scenes from the life of an American boy growing up in the first half of the twentieth century.