Their childhoods were so laden with Americana that Norman Rockwell could have painted them. Their heritage was so auspicious and the future so promising that its startling now to realize all that befell the kids from four families whose backyards and fortunes came together at a crossroads of their countrys history.
Here is a remarkably personal account of coming of age during the cultural earthquake that toppled Americas leaders and opened deep cracks nationwide, even on Kingman Boulevard.
This ode to lifes first friendships springs from the ranks of the biggest generation in...