Anxiety, Insects, Sugar Cane, And Old Age

An account of childhood during the Great Depression. Life on a small Alabama farm. Origins of low self-esteem, panic and anxiety attacks. Military life of an enlistee following World War II. How a shy, mediocre, high school student became honor student with graduate degrees, his struggle to overcome anxieties, and the many related problems in his work. History and development of insect pest management practices in Louisiana sugar cane and the accompanying drama of conflict and interaction among some of those involved with these events (chapters 9, 10, 14, 15 & 18). How a social cripple contributed through research, teaching and consulting. Frustrations of faculty in a small regional university with questionable leadership. Missions of an entomologist to foreign governments of Egypt and Brazil. Troubled marriage, a sometimes dysfunctional family, and how they persevered. Evolution of one man4s faith from Presbyterian to Mormon (LDS) to non-denominational Christian. Conclusions from a long and confrontational life.