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Piloting the Currents: Growing Up in Turbulent Times 1962-1973

by Marcy A. Smalley

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Born into the uneasy normality of postwar Kansas City, a girl comes of age in the fast changing world of the 1960’s. With a government in crisis and social traditions failing, she navigates the counter-cultural rapids and family upheavals. Escapes to Ozark waterways and engagement with the wondrous evolving music of the day are transformative. University life, travel and activism open doors to the big world and unlikely relationships widen her view. Buoyant with curiosity, she creates an adulthood beyond the one expected of her. A look back on these years then begins to reveal parallels with today’s world and challenges.
Features & Details
  • Primary Category: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Additional Categories History
  • Project Option: 5×8 in, 13×20 cm
    # of Pages: 378
  • Isbn
    • Softcover: 9798260945407
  • Publish Date: Dec 05, 2025
  • Language English
  • Keywords Midwest, coming of age, women, Peace activism
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About the Creator
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Marcy A. Smalley
Fairway, Kansas

Marcy A. Smalley, a retired urban planner, is a musician, writer and community volunteer. Her score for the After Persephone musical won the ‘Best in Show’ award at the Kansas City Fringe Festival. Her New Horizons Suite was premiered in 2024 at the University of Missouri Conservatory of Music. As an urban planner she played a key role in the development of the Kansas City Streetcar and has taught at the University of Kansas. Her writing has appeared in The Sun and other publications. She edited Threshold – A Life’s Journey to Prairie, by Elaine Jones, Blurb Press, 2024. Volunteer leadership roles include neighborhood political precinct captain, Races United, Racial Equity and Leaning REAL project team member, and City in Motion Modern Dance Theater board president. She and her husband Barrie (a Habitat for Humanity builder) live near the Kansas City mid town area near their children and grandchildren. This is her first book.

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