Having grown up in rural White County, Arkansas, in a poor family with limited education and opportunities, Frank Brown was able to alter a cycle of poverty and illiteracy. Many opportunities are presented to us in life and we must be able to choose correctly those things that will benefit our well being. His choices were seldom the best but he had loved ones that guided him with more wisdom than he realized. Many memories during his youth are of his struggles to overcome obstacles in the path of his education and training.

This book is a collection of memories of growing up in the rural south during the late 1960s and 1970s near Searcy, Arkansas. The story is of a young boy of who is disadvantaged educationally but gifted in surviving in the deep woods as a hunter, trapper, and fisherman. The stories show his transformation into a young scholar who becomes the first in his family to attend college and then to enter medical school. The memories describe, factually, the many tribulations that this young man faced and how others helped him to overcome the challenges. Many lessons were taught by others for this young man to learn. One young man was able to succeed in life in his pursuits, not only because of his talents, but because of many people who lived in and around Searcy, Arkansas. This book is an inspirational tribute to the great benefits of a solid education.