T his book consists of eight short stories, three memoirs, and eleven essays written over a period of several years by the author. Some are excerpts from his other books, Hillbilly in the Real Estate Jungle, My Border Patrol Days, Forged in a Country Crucible, NRA, the Inside Story, and Amor in Appalachia.
The oldest of seven children, Joe White grew up on a dirt-poor farm in Tennessee during the depression
of the 1930s. He was an Army Air Corps pilot
during World War II. Later he worked as a real estate salesman, broker, and investor. He was an officer in the US Immigration Service for 21 years, beginning as a GS-6
Trainee and retiring in grade GS-15. After retirement he worked for three and a half years in the executive suite of the National Rifle Association, the last two years as the Deputy Executive Vice President (CEO.) He has written
four memoirs and one fi ctional romance novel.
