01346cam a2200289 4500 339250944 TxAuBib 20110921120000.0 030310s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2003103594 9780972965507 0972965505 (OCoLC)53352719 TxAuBib McKinley, Fred B. Chinqua Where : The Spirit of Rural America, 1947-1955 / Fred B. McKinley. 1st ed. Chapel Hill, NC : Professional Press, 2003. p. ; cm. Amazon.com Word Count - 60105. McKinley's book, with its candid "down home" flavor provides a refreshing look back at a simpler time in American life. The author's narrative voice--that of the mischievous, carefree boy he was in those "good old days"--relates with warmth and humor his recollections of "the way things were" during his happy boyhood in rural Chinqua. A charming collection of anecdotes that celebrates the fundamental customs and values of rural America. 20031125. America (rural) Social life and customs 1950s Anecdotes. Chinquapin (Texas) Anecdotes. Texas (rural) Anecdotes. ALEML