I didn't come east of the Mississippi for the first time in my life until I was 26 years of age, but I knew. I read magazines, I listened to radio, I watched television. I knew there was something out there, and I wanted a part of it.
Sam DonaldsonAbout author
- Author's profession: Journalist
- Nationality: american
- Born: March 11, 1934
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