The Innocent Pirate is set in rural Heard County, Georgia, during the late 1960 s. The fictional characters in this book are written using local social color. The country was in civil turmoil as the Vietnam War raged on and many in our society called for the release of patients from mental institutions. During this period, the very social fabric of our country was falling apart as children were increasingly being born outside of marriage or became the victims of broken marriages.
The main character, Dewey, is mildly retarded and a victim of social engineering called eugenics, where upon...

The Innocent Pirate is set in rural Heard County, Georgia, during the late 1960 s. The fictional characters in this book are written using local social color. The country was in civil turmoil as the Vietnam War raged on and many in our society called for the release of patients from mental institutions. During this period, the very social fabric of our country was falling apart as children were increasingly being born outside of marriage or became the victims of broken marriages.
The main character, Dewey, is mildly retarded and a victim of social engineering called eugenics, where upon...