Rare has been the president whose life blended the individual drive that
propels one to high office with the social responsibility of being an
exemplary person. Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) was one of those rare men.
In this biography Hendrik Booraem traces the early life of Gerald Ford
in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to his high school graduation in 1931,
showing how he developed the outlook and ideals that he brought to the
White House. Ford's childhood offers telling glimpses of family and
school, sports and recreation, and Western Michigan life in the Jazz Age
and the Depression. Amply illustrated with photos from the 1920s and
'30s, Young Jerry Ford shows the 38th President of the United States
in a new and colorful light.