It’s
a MUST read!Lockport Boy
a memoir of a magical time and place
by Frank Bredell (Lockport High School class of 1948) is a book you’ll read and cherish. It’s about growing up in Lockport in the 1930s and 40s, a place where it was safe for a boy to roam the city and where the exploits of the Waterman Street Gang were exceeded only by the imaginations of its 10-year-old members. Here’s what early reviewers have said about Lockport Boy:
"If you enjoy reading, relaxing and remembering, you’re going to love this memoir…it’s a wonderful trip down memory lane. Hardly a page will turn when mention of some personality, place or event won’t hit a response…It will trigger chuckles and smiles, nodding heads of agreement and sighs of appreciation of an American life and culture that may be headed for extinction. I believe this is the only book of its type about Lockport."Robert Rooney, Webmaster,
www.Lockport-ny.com
"The story will be appreciated by anyone who grew up in a small town in the 30s and 40s. It is a good natured portrayal of an era."
Boyd Miller, associate professor of journalism, Michigan State University
Even if you didn’t grow up in Lockport you’ll enjoy the true stories of how Main Street used to look; when movies cost a dime; ice, bread, and milk were home-delivered; and a shopping trip to Buffalo was an almost unbelievable adventure.
Place an order for
Lockport Boy autographed by the authorSend a check for $14.50 to
Andiamo Press, Box484, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Also available at select Lockport stores.
Click here to read an excerpt from the book
Discount Being Offered On 2nd Copy Purchases Of "Lockport Boy"
To celebrate the fourth printing of his book, "Lockport Boy," Frank Bredell, the author, has offered a discount for some mail-order purchases. He also announced a new location for retail sales in Lockport.
"Lockport Boy," is a 250-page memoir about growing up in Lockport in the 1930’s and 40’s. The book was first published last December and has sold so well that the fourth printing was necessary.
By mail-order the book sells for $14.50, including shipping costs. Copies purchased from the publisher, Andiamo Press, now include a coupon good for a 14 percent discount on a second purchase by mail. The coupon states that the 14 percent discount translates to $2, "for those who might not have taken math at Lockport High School."
Andiamo Press can be contacted at Post Office Box 484, Lincoln Park, MI 48146. The telephone is (313) 382-1914, e-mail to Fbredell@AOL.com.
The book is now on sale at five locations in Lockport. The newest one is: Julie’s Hair Design, 6433 Dysinger Rd. Others are the Outwater Emporium at the Niagara County Historical Society, 215 Niagara St.; Cobblestone Gift Shop at the Dale Association, 33 Ontario St.; Canal Side Emporium, 210 Market St. and Waldenbooks in the Lockport Mall. The retail price is $12.
The book can also be ordered on line from Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.
Non-profit organizations that wish to sell the book as part of a fund-raising activity can get special prices and details from Andiamo Press.
The author of "Lockport Boy," Frank Bredell, grew up in Lockport and has written his memories of "The Waterman Street Gang;" going to John E. Pound, Emmet Belknap and Lockport High schools; his Boy Scout experiences at Troop 6, and things that most boys did in that era—have a clubhouse, make home-made scooters, roam the city on bicycles, and play stick ball and kick the can, preferably in the dark. (9/14/00)
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