A Memoir by Phil Bode
My StoriesI Like to Tell
A heartfelt collection of real-life stories from a young boy growing up on an Iowa farm in the 1950s — tales of mischief, discovery, and the lessons that shaped a lifetime.
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Farm Life
Adventures on an Iowa farm where every day brought new discoveries
Innocent Mischief
From simple pranks to costly destructions - lessons learned the hard way
Growing Up
A boy navigating the mysterious and sometimes dangerous world of the 1950s
Life Lessons
Responsibility, discipline, and the recognition that everything in life is connected
About The Book
Stories That Stay With You
This book is a compilation of the most popular real life stories of a young boy learning to navigate the mysterious and sometimes dangerous world of the 1950’s. Through innocent missteps and enduring inevitable consequences, the boy gradually learns responsibility and discipline.
The farm life experience provides the ultimate recognition that everything in life is connected.
— Phil Bode
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Phil Bode
Phil Bode is a retired businessman who grew up on an Iowa farm in the middle of the twentieth century. He has been among others a farmer, pipeline foreman, college wrestling champion, secondary school teacher, business manager and now retired. He was a wrestling coach from 1974 until retiring from the sport in 2017.
