num_pages: 354
description: "Ruth Brown Shafer is a talented and entertaining writer with a gift for humor. Her personal accounts of early 20th Century life on the Mississippi River in Southern Illinois area a treasure - a valuable and rewarding resource. Born in 1914, her recollections reflect the American experience of two World Wars, the Great Depression, and the technologic explosion that followed. Those who lived during these times will identify with Ruth's truthful and heart warming stories. As you travel over the roadways of her life, you will find yourself reliving your own - and enjoying it."
language: English
title: How I Became Whatever It Is I Am
titlecomplete: How I Became Whatever It Is I Am
publisher: Ruth Brown Shafer