"The Son of a Boilermaker," revisits the decades that bracket World War II. The focus is upon the large and small triumphs and disasters as seen through the eyes of a boy and young man seeking his own identity. Feel again the vibrancy and pulse of small industrial towns that were once the heart of our country. Get to know "The Son of a Boilermaker," as he freezes in time the gritty essence of blue collar America. With off-beat humor and an underlying pathos, Twyford transports the reader to an era of honest simplicity, never to be repeated in the american experience.