Memoirs - "Prosperity, the Jagged Trail"

My Autobiography gives a unique perspective into the life of a young boy being raised poor and the hardships endured by him during the Great Depression and World War II. It explores the love of his parents, and their dedication to my brothers and me.

I present our family pictures, pictures of early American history, and pictures of the way things were.

I present my employment opportunities and my contributions to the Semi Conductor Industry and to Kulicke and Soffa Industries. I acknowledge the founders of Kulicke and Soffa for their willingness to develop us Engineers by their excellent leadership and knowledge.

I answer questions on how we kids utilized our free time, and what it was like to live in the 1930’s. I describe the many conveniences we enjoyed, or the lack there of.

You and other persons interested in early American living may find it interesting to read how difficult the living conditions were for families in Pottstown, PA. In our/their early life, in the 1930’s and 1940’s, our faith in God was all we had to survive.

I answer the question, Could we poor people possibly advance into being socially accepted, and could we become part of the upper class as I did?

I explain the hard work required by our parents and our own personal desires to advance, so that I/we might achieve and succeed.

“I am satisfied”

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BIO

A native of Pottstown, PA and 1958 graduate of Pottstown Industrial Trade, James H Graham was employed by Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Horsham, PA. He worked as a Tool and Die Maker, and progressed to a Design Engineering Manager where he designed Semi Conductor Equipment. He was born in Pottstown, PA and he currently resides on a two acre plot of prime wooded hillside near Pottstown, PA. Graham combined his love of family, his inquisitive element of, I can do it better, and story telling, to write Prosperity, the Jagged Trail.

The author is the father/dad of three sons ranging in ages from 43 and 47; two have become a commercial pilot trainer and a commercial store manager. One son has a neurological disorder, Cerebral Palsy, his strength guides the family through our troubled times. The author is a retired Engineering Design Manager and holds several patents for equipment design for the manufacturing of semi conductor assembly equipment. He is a world traveler logging close to 500,000 air miles to numerous countries world wide in support of the semi conductor industry teaching and instructing others about these intricate machine designs. Through his book he hopes to make a difference in understanding that poor people can advance, develop and be socially accepted, and have an appreciation for the way things were as written in "Prosperity, the Jagged Trail",

Jim Graham, please check often for my book release date