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From Life’s Early Hardships to Victory—A Farm Boy’s Memoir

Becoming the breadwinner at age 15, an Iowa farm boy creates a solid plan for his life.


EL CAJON, California – WEBWIRE
This true story is dedicated to all the children that are called upon to shoulder family responsibilities.
This true story is dedicated to all the children that are called upon to shoulder family responsibilities.

A sudden death in a young family often becomes a major life changer. Such happened to this young Iowa boy—from his carefree days as a youth to being thrust with the responsibilities of becoming the man of the house.

James Pope was born in 1937 at home on the family farm and studied in a one-room country school for two years. At age 15, upon on the death of his father, he became an instant adult, taking his father’s job as janitor of the Macedonia, Iowa Consolidated School to support his mom, older, and little sister.

James continued working at age 16 as a farm boy and joined the Navy after high school, spending 27 years in the submarine service. He then became a supervisor of the computerized maintenance department of a utility company. After working almost all his productive life, James stopped at age 60 and travelled the world extensively together with his wonderful partner of 33 years.

“Post Hole Digger” follows the life of Iowa farm boy James Pope from first memory to age 19 as he recounts the hardships of a struggling farm family in 1950s America. This true story is dedicated to all the children that are called upon to shoulder family responsibilities.

If you know someone who needs encouragement or inspiration—it could be you—this book can help lift spirits.

“Post Hole Digger” is available in Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and other major book retailers worldwide.


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 Early Hardships
 A Farm Boy
 El Cajon, California
 James Pope
 Breadwinner


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