Take the long road with Jack as he transports you through his 1950s Italian American boyhood and shares personal and reminiscent observations beyond post-WWII life and culture in the American northeast. Preserved with Jack's vivid practical accounts of daily life are the unmistakable phraseologies and perspectives of each era as he recounts his lived experience across eight decades. In his storytelling he coherently traces a persevering young man's journey while capturing the rationale and beliefs that surrounded his choices. He intermingles the milestones and lessons of work, sports, romance and fatherhood, speaking to the reader with intention and attesting to the joy of looking back.