ENGLEWOOD, Fla., November 18, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Even in these troubled, modern times, America is still considered a land of opportunity. Anyone who needs an uplifting reminder of all this country has to offer can find it in Tage (now available through AuthorHouse) by former Connecticut State Sen. Tage Pearson.
"Like 'Lake Woebegone,' one of the most popular and longest running radio shows in America, his story has the down-home confluence of grassroots America, local color and humanistic charm," Pearson says. He introduces readers to his immediate family and relates the fascinating "saga of the Pearson family going back six generations." He also offers readers a peaceful slice of history as he serves up details from his childhood on the family farm, such as milking cows and steering a horse drawn plow. From his birth through college to his service in the Swedish Army, Pearson gives readers a unique perspective of his beloved homeland, Sweden, including his romance with the one of the country's champion swimmers.
He then recounts his fruitless search for a job. Pearson explains, "I had a college degree and two years of business school, but 1928 was a low point for business in Sweden." His solution was to see the world, confident that the skills he learned on the farm could get him work almost anywhere. "So, with $800 from my mother, I set out to travel the world, but only got as far as New York City."
Tage details what life was like for a newcomer to America, and the tremendous effort Pearson put forth to succeed. He eventually became a senator in addition to building a successful engineering firm located on New York's Madison Avenue. His political career took off, and he later became state chairman for the 1952 Robert Taft presidential primary.
Filled with photographs that add intimacy to the story, Tage is a shining example of what it means to live the American dream.
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