THIS IS THE STORY OF NOAH W. HUTCHINGS, AN ORDINARY MAN CALLED TO DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS. AS THE AUTHOR WALKS ALONG THE MARGINS, HE TAKES THE READER THROUGH HIS LIFE AND TIMES FROM 1922 TO 2005, THE MOST EXCITING PERIOD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. AS HE WRITES: "IT IS EASY TO SHARE MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCES OF LIFE, BUT THEN WHO WANTS TO READ ABOUT THE SWAMPS FILLED WITH SNAKES AND ALLIGATORS... THEREFORE, WE WILL RUN THROUGH THE SWAMPS AND LINGER IN THOSE SUNNY HEIGHTS ABOVE THE CLOUDS...IF ANY BE OFFENDED BY WHAT WE WRITE, NO APOLOGY IS OFFERED. ANY SEVENTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO OFFEND A FEW PEOPLE."
