One from the Least and Disappearing Generation

 
​A Memoir of a Depression Era Kid.
By Clarence G. Oliver, Jr.

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"Brought up to value fam­ily and friends, Oliver wanted to leave an under­standing of the past, and of family history, for present and future generations. The result is an impor­tant book, in part because it preserves an era fewer and fewer people remem­ber..."

— Lucienda Denson, Lifestyle Editor, Broken Arrow Daily Ledger

One from the Least and Disappearing Generation, is a true story of a boy born just months before the "Crash of 1929." Young Oliver "hawked" newspapers as a seven-year old, learned important life skills, and became "the eyes" for a loving, blind grandfather who taught the young man how to "see with the mind's eye."

"To the delight of friends and family, Oliver revisited skills honed as a former journalist . . . and has written a highly personal book, a memoir of his years growing up as an Oklahoma depression-era kid.  The title comes from the fact that his generation came from a period when America’s population grew the least.  The book is written in brief vignettes . . . in which he gives details of the life he knew, tempered with a child’s memory and interpretation of what it meant."

— Judy Randle, Book Editor, Tulsa World

Irving School in 3rd Grade

My first airplane ride

As a Scout, with my grandfather

A Private at Ft. Sill in 1947

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Reviews, Articles and More

• "Soldier, Scholar, Oklahoman," Value News, Read More
• "Oliver Recalls Depression-Era Childhood in New Book," Tulsa World, Read More