Hubcap Biscuits and Corncob Wars

By Troy E. Rushing

SOFT-COVER VERSION: Humorous short episodes of growing up on a small cotton farm in the 1930s, '40s, and 50s. Start'n school, smoking Bull Durham, the Sears and Roebuck catalog, The Great Truck Wreck of 1946, the outhouse, bathing in a #3 washtub, run-away horse, Big Creek baptism, corncob wars, the school bus, lying Sam Morris, birds & bees & the farm, an inquiring mind in the Bible Belt, barefoot clodhopper, Tarzan seeks Jane, geezer socks, Burma-Shave, bike wreck(Am I Alive?), going to a shivaree, country marriage counseling, Bear of a Nightmare, cornflakes & bananas & LSU - and the list goes on about humor from the farm. Going to LSU on a basketball scholarship and eventually becoming a research chemist. Examples of humor & perseverance. Recommended for those individuals who need a chuckle every page or so.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1430313897
• ISBN13: 9781430313892
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating Stories of N, Louisian

Rushing's stories evoke laughter and admiration as we read first about people who fought and won the everyday wars of rural and small town life: the struggles of farmers, the importance of family relationships, the intelligence, courage, and Christian faith needed to make life better. Later episodes describe the ordinary events and the extraordinary societal changes experienced by the author and his family. Life is not easy, but Rushing meets it head on, with wry humor and courage. Rushing tells vividly of the times that formed his character and that of persons like him. This reader, with chuckles, nods, and a few tears, is a better person for having relived the events and culture that T.E. R. describes.