The Orphans' Nine Commandments (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780875654034)

When Roger Bechan was six, his mother packed his suitcase and took him to the Oklahoma Society for the Friendless. He never saw her again. No wonder he and his orphan friends omit the tenth commandment--to "honor your father and mother."

His long journey through three orphanages and several foster homes is recalled with surprising humor and insight. Eventually, the boy finds a home in a small Oklahoma oil town, obtains degrees from two universities, marries and raises three sons, and becomes the youngest director of the San Francisco Public Library and an award-winning book designer.

The book is an unsentimental look at Bechan's life in the child welfare system of Depression-era Oklahoma.

Author: William Roger Holman
ISBN-10: 0875654037
ISBN-13: 9780875654034
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/30/2009
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d