{"product_id":"the-cleavers-didnt-live-on-our-street-growing-up-in-windsor-ontario-in-the-1940s-and-1950s-paperback","title":"The Cleaver's Didn't Live on Our Street: Growing Up in Windsor, Ontario, in the 1940s and 1950s - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. V. Trott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cleavers Didn't Live on Our Street chronicles one man's tales of growing up on the other side of the tracks in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, where father didn't always know best and the Cleavers never came to visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e J.V. Trott, a former humour columnist, shares his witty pie-in-the-face childhood reflections that illustrate his innate ability to laugh at his family's antics even as they co-existed in the sticks without a refrigerator, furnace, telephone, or car. His essays detail once-in-a-lifetime experiences such as building a Christmas tree from scratch, celebrating Thanksgiving with a \"best friend\" on the menu, taking driving lessons in a garbage truck, inviting a drunken Santa to spend Christmas Eve with the children, and babysitting in a tomato field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As Trott cleverly illustrates the value of family and the importance of humour, his anecdotes will transport others back to a time when a previous generation both lived-and laughed-through their own set of unique challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Utilizing humour, emotion and wit, John engages the reader with his many hilarious, sentimental and sometimes painful anecdotes from his childhood memories. His family stories will remind you of your own childhood adventures and misadventures.\" -Nora Zylstra-Savage, Instructor, Hailburton School of Fine Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.V. (John) Trott was born, raised, and educated in Windsor, Ontario. His writings were captured for several years in humour columns in local newspapers and magazines. A longtime resident of Barrie, Ontario, he is married with three daughters and two grandchildren. This is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47566650409213,"sku":"9781440199615","price":22.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/MmwvQXBRMzJ4bGhKVm54MUJEb1ZEUT09.webp?v=1779544381","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-cleavers-didnt-live-on-our-street-growing-up-in-windsor-ontario-in-the-1940s-and-1950s-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}