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Hadacol Days In a lesser writer’s hands, this raw material might not amount to more than sentiment. But Bolton isn’t just any writer. He is the dean of Southern sports columnists and the author of six novels and a dozen nonfiction books about football, auto racing, and other subjects. Over a journalism career spanning five decades, he became one of the most widely read and respected writers in the region. Thus, when he writes about driving with his parents into Atlanta to see the fabled minor-league Crackers play baseball, he re-creates the sights, sounds, and smells of the stadium and also spins a history of the Crackers. Such storytelling reveals how Bolton, a schoolboy athlete, became a successful sportswriter. In Hadacol Days, his attention to detail is equally focused on the simple pleasures of childhood in Statham and other small towns of that time and place, representative of the experiences of a generation of Southern young people in the middle of the 20th century.
Praise for Hadacol Days "Hadacol Days is an absolute delight from beginning to end. It's the story of one boy's love affair with a small southern town and the people who lived there. it also tells the story of the larger world, especially in the Forties and Fifties, and of the life of a very gifted and accomplished writer whose impressive body of work keeps on growing. Clyde Bolton has done it again, and his obvious joy in writing this lovely memoir is now ours, too." "I have never enjoyed a read more. The 'Hadacol Days' were my days growing up, and my long-time author friend the talented Clyde Bolton has brought those simple and innocent days to life in a most delightful way. Now when I pass through nearby Statham, GA which I have done some 10,000 times in 45 years living in Athens, Clyde has insured that I will pause to enjoy the pleasures of growing up in the Hadacol Days!" "Hadacol Days is a delightful trip back into a simpler time. the clock ran slower and the sun shined brighter. Clyde Bolton is a masterful tour guide, leading us through Statham, GA, introducing us to many of the colorful characters and antics of his youth. 'Old timers' who were raised in this era can easily identify with the happenings in Hadacol Days. 'Youngsters' who have never heard of Hadacol and wish to learn about growing up in the 1940s and 50s can enjoy and entertaining and educational trip through the years. Bolton's writing comes across as if he were sitting on your front porch relating tales of his colorful past with his great gift of story telling." "Clyde Bolton's Hadacol Days is a wonderfully written book that reminded me of my own childhood of the 1960s and early '70s. Like Bolton, I had a lot of fun and have fond memories of that period in my life. Bolton's latest book is a true treasure in describing his southern boyhood of the 1940s and '50s." "As a son of the small-town South, I can testify that what Clyde Bolton has written in Hadacol Days is honest, genuine, and heartfelt. Clyde proves beyond a doubt that a place can be a character in a tale, and in his case, one to be cherished. A lovely piece of writing by a truly gifted storyteller." |
