Childhood in America has undergone a profound change in the last twenty ot thirty years. A Lifetime Ago juxtaposes a childhood of the 40's and 50's (and pretty much like those of the 60's and 70's) with what we now see in America. This book offers criticism, some gentle some less so, about what we see in today's child, but tempers those remarks with the laughter, learning, and adventures that many over fifty will easily be able to relate to-fond memories that all of us still hold dear.