William Street

The Windmill Tilter: Shaping a Life in the Middle of 20th Century 1930-1965 William Street

Born into a California pioneer family in January 1930, at thebeginning of a decade mired in the Great Depression and ending inWWII, Bill Street traces his earliest perceptions of the factors thatdefined his personality, and launched him towards anunconventional early life. From childhood through his teens, hisquest for adventure was never curtailed by parental concern,allowing him to travel to work on farms and ranches in BritishColumbia, Wyoming, and Washington, and wrangling horses andtrapping in Alaska. Settling into cattle ranching in Canada, spicedwith a produce business in Mexico, the author recounts his effortsto avoid a normal "9 to 5" existence until confronted by therealities of financial and educational demands on a large family thatfinally brought about a return to civilization.