My Life Has Been a Journey

Even as a child-maybe especially as a child-Fred R. Harshbarger was curious about life. Adventurous, humorous, and born into a hardworking family, Fred has made his life a journey that most of us can only dream of. Born during the Great Depression, Fred tells of his earliest memories, all of which involve some form of travel-even across the block-and the members of his large family. He takes us with him, across the country at age 16 in a two-year-old Buick, working for gas money and seeing some of the greatest sights in America. We ride in a Navy destroyer through a Caribbean hurricane, and feel the leather on his gloves wear out as he negotiates gigantic waves. We meet the love of his life, Janet, and fly through the whirlwind of young love and early marriage. We move as Fred does through his life, meeting people who are now legendary, such as Ole Fahlin, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Carroll Shelby, and Gorgeous George Junior. We make donuts. We sail a yacht around Florida, the Bahamas, and even across the Pacific Ocean to Tonga. We travel in an RV, taking in the sights and experiences all along the way. We even go to Africa on safari, and eat chocolate birthday cake in the Masai Mara. Fred is still an adventurer, still curious about what is going to happen tomorrow. And in his autobiography, you'll come to learn why there will always be something happening in Fred's life...tomorrow.