Legs Astride the World
Heath, Mary Susan
In rural Clayton, North Carolina, during the Great Depression, life was secure and ordered by hard work, love of family, and respect for oneself and others. Survival meant growing crops, hunting for food, and raising hogs for slaughter. "You killed in order to eat, " my uncle said.As an Army infantry officer during World War II and Korea, death became personal for my uncle. "It's you or your enemy, " he recalled. Lehman H. (Legs) Johnson, Jr. ...