Get Ready... Get Set...: My Life and Times

The first volume of a memoir by George Hano, who was born in 1929 and grew up in the western Massachusetts towns of Holyoke and Granby. The book is a humorous description of his early childhood, his family's love of horses and the experiences of life in a small town during the Second World War. Hano describes his elementary and secondary school years, as well as his experiences at Cornell University and his time as associate editor of The Cornell Sun. This first volume of George Hano's memoir concludes with his experiences in the army during the Korean War. Included are three appendix chapters about families related to Hano, and a map showing the general Springfield, Massachusetts region with details of Holyoke and Granby, Massachusetts.