Oh Yes I Can!: The Greatest Generation 1929-2005

The book tells the story of what life was like from the last months of Prohibition, the years of the Great Depression, followed by WWII, and the post-war years to date. These early years were an era that spawned the so-called “Greatest Generation”.It tells of the survival of the people who never accepted “No I can’t” as a way of life. You will read about experiences that at times were endearing, funny and not so funny.The book is written to inspire both young and old and tells how grim determination and hard work can be made into tools of survival and success.The City of Pittsburgh described as the shot and beer town arose from a smoke filled hell to a thriving white-collar metropolis, later ranked as one of the twelve best cities in the country in which to live.You will read how its industries and its workers developed this city into the steel capital of the world.This book is written without references and is based only on the experiences of this author.