I was a typical farm boy. I liked the farm. I enjoyed the things that you do on a farm, go down to the drainage ditch and fish, and look at the crawfish and pick a little cotton.
Sam DonaldsonAbout author
- Author's profession: Journalist
- Nationality: american
- Born: March 11, 1934
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