I've read a handful of charming memoirs lately, and more are on the way! I'm a Lucky Guy by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. This was a reader suggestion from Anne! Here, Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. (writing without sister Ernestine, his sometime collaborator) recounts various happenings and misadventures from his early adulthood, beginning in 1929 when he’s headed off to college and … [Read more...] about Memoirs Most Charming, Part 1
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
Tales of the Gilbreth Family
Mention the title Cheaper by the Dozen and most folks know it refers to a story about a family with twelve children. Before there were completely unrelated movies starring Steve Martin, however, there was the original book about the unique Gilbreth family, written by two of the children. This was followed by Belles on Their Toes, set after the death of the family patriarch, and … [Read more...] about Tales of the Gilbreth Family