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About the Author
Robert Watters lived within a few paces of his family's candy factory during his childhood and teenage years in Everett, Washington. After graduating from high school in 1943, he served in the U.S. Navy Seabees for two and a half years. He received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Washington (U.W.), Master of Science from Harvard University, and Ph.D. in Chemistry from U.W. He is a former associate professor at Colorado State University, research manager for the Department of Energy, and private consultant on radiation safety. He has authored or coauthored 20 scientific articles and six book chapters. Currently, he and his wife live on the Kitsap Peninsula in the State of Washington.
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Contents
HISTORY 9
THE WATTERS BROTHERS 23
THE LONESOME TIME 35
FUN AT THE BEACH 39
THE DAIRY FARM 42
DIPPERS AND PACKERS 48
THE BOXERS 54
MY FIRST JOB 62
THE TAX ASSESSOR 68
MY GENEROUS GRANDPARENTS 72
THE NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET 76
MARSHMALLOW DAY 80
THE FIRE 84
THE BONUS SUMMER 1936 88
DINNER PARTY 100
WILLIE THE DOG 106
PING PONG 110
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON 113
A LIFT 119
UNCLE LISLE'S CREATIONS 122
A TIME OF ILLNESS 131
EPILOGUE 141
Post Script 153
Author: Robert Watters
Publisher: Dixon-Price Publishing
Mechanicals: 5.5 x 8.5 - trade paperback
ISBN: 1-929516-98-3
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