Mill Town Boy is an American story of immigration, the Great Depression, war, and peace. Raymond Fosheim grew up in a Norwegian-American family in one of the most beautiful places on earth, Everett, Washington. Everett was the lumber capital of the northwest United States and was proudly referred to as 'Mill Town' or 'The City of Smokestacks.' Mill Town Boy is not just a biography of a man but also of a city and a region. The author, Gene Fosheim, is Raymond's son, also a lifelong Everett resident. In his foreword prominent local historian Jack O'Donnell states, "Blessed by his father's diary...
Mill Town Boy is an American story of immigration, the Great Depression, war, and peace. Raymond Fosheim grew up in a Norwegian-American family in one...