This is a book is a literal "smorgasbord" of short stories written about
everyday people. I have made a feeble attempt to share their stories. A
portion of the book is devoted to the Asdell family, my maternal
ancestors, who emigrated from Antrim County Ireland at the turn of the
19th century moving westward down the Ohio River and settling in the
Greene and Daviess County areas in southern Indiana. This book shares
the stories of the "ordinary common Americans" who perform
"extraordinary deeds" outside the "limelight". These are life stories we
can all identify with from our own histories.