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Grandfather shot the man as he opened the gate to the front yard. The man died on the spot. After killing the man, my grandfather went into hiding for seven years.
This event was the legacy left to my father by his father. Would what happened thirty years before my birth have an impact on my life?
The Child - Alien in the Delta is about the author's life as a poor black boy growing up in the Delta. The stories run the gamut from early home life to discovering girls, kissing, sex, and music, learning to dance, experiencing everything for the very first time. It is a short, yet entertaining book which gives readers a glimpse into a particular moment in the growth and development of an adolescent.
Alien in the Delta Series by Thankful Strother are memoirs of notable events and observations from the author's life. They are short, yet entertaining books which give readers a glimpse into a particular period of American history.
The Soldier - Alien the Delta is the second book in the series. The Adult - Alien in the Delta is third and the last book. The short stories are humorous and compelling about a stint in the US Air Force, an interracial international marriage, real estate investing and becoming a successful corporate executive with NCR and AT&T Corporation.
Strother's timeline comes against the familiar backdrop of recent American post-World War II history, including the segregation, prejudice, and inequality that was synonymous with the times and growing up in the Arkansas Delta.
To his credit, Strother doesn't solely focus on the hardness of the times he grew up in. He shares in equal parts his feelings of amusement, happiness, and sense of humor. He rises above stereotypical thinking, reflective, but never bitter about the adversity he faced.