I Was A Younger Brother and Other Life-Threatening Experiences

By Daniel Burch Fiddler

I Was A Younger Brother and other life-threatening experiences A Memoir by Daniel llurch Fiddler How ironic it is that the two most important times in your life, when you are born and when you die, are completely beyond your control? No one ever asked me if I would have preferred being the first-born- My parents just went ahead and had my brother first. There was no coin toss, no "Who ever gets the short straw waits," not even a "Who had his hand up first?" It was David first and Daniel sevond...learn to live with it. I didn't have much choice BUT to learn to live with it. For starters older brothers are bigger. Thus the term, little brother. Older brothers are stronger. Thus the thr black and blue. Older brothers are usually smarter. Thus the te 'We will do it my way', and if you don't do it their way it can lead back to black and blue. My brother David was fourteen months older then. I and was a natural bouj leader, That left me the natural born follower. Following David's lead seemed the easiest way to get along and the best way to keep from being left out or punched out. He was always so sure of himself that I seldom thought to question how foolh&dy or even down right dangerous some of his decisions were. Not following David was never an option. I would follow him on adventures that would sometimes scare the hell out of mc, and on occasion, even put my life in danger. This is the humorous account of my efforts to survive the many dreams and schemes of my influential older brother. These stories take the two brothers from the end of the Great Depression 1930's to the early 1950's, This book is dedicated to younger and older siblings everywhere and is written to entertain both adults and adolescents.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1425933653
• ISBN13: 9781425933654
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Very entertaining reading!

This book was one of the highlights of my year! I bought it for my younger brother and decided to read it myself before giving it to him. I laughed myself silly at the brotherly hijinks and could personally relate to many of these stories. If you are a fan of Jean Sheppard and the film A Christmas Story you will see similarities. Boys will be boys and it is fun to read and realize all boys do dumb things and most often they survive to tell about it. Thank you Mr. Fiddler for a very warm and winsome tale for brothers everywhere!

Highly recommend this book - will make you laugh out loud

This book is full of tales that took me back to my own childhood - remembering with fondness the adventures, pranks and "accidents" growing up. It's a very entertaining read - perfect for a rainy day, airplane ride, or quiet afternoon. The author is a great storyteller - he made me laugh out loud several times and kept me smiling throughout. I would recommend it to anyone.