The author Bill Geist worked at his aunt & uncle's hotel at the Lake of the Ozarks back in the early 1960s, maybe started late 50's--not sure. But he talks about how crazy it was and the interesting characters around then. Of course the employees mostly being teenagers and some college kids over the summer, plenty of stuff going on with them as well. This is all way before my time, we vacationed at the lake a few times, usually for a week at a cabin but drove through this area where I think this hotel was located. It is still a sort of different place but much more modernized and touristy but still can see areas of older & rural mid-MO around there.
There are already 2 copies on PBS system so don't need another one. Will keep this book for now since it is a MO book.
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