Rigger: A Memoir from High School to High Steel Van Hawkins Also by Alexander Gordon Smith:

Also by Alexander Gordon Smith:

raise achievement and have a positive impact on the learners you teach

Author: Darrell Bracey Jr

finalist for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize

Epic in scale and yet intensely personal

Rigger: A Memoir from High School to High Steel Van Hawkins Also by Alexander Gordon Smith:This world doesn't exist anymore. It was a time when jobs were plentiful and workers were scarce. The Vietnam War divided the country. The sexual revolution was embraced with open arms. The selective service collected reluctant soldiers. Women sought equality. Music was changing into protest songs to help stop a war. It was a time when, with only a high school diploma, you could follow your father into a high paying but very dangerous industry. This