Part A

The memoir of a bashful nonagenarian–who here fails to provide an intimate enough view of himself or of his sometimes- famous friends. The story of this book designer, apple farmer, and conservationist begins interestingly enough, with glimpses of early 20th-century New York and of Josephy's childhood among upper- middle-class Jews–and with portents of the social consciousness that he would develop. Josephy knew people both fascinating and famous, including Arthur Miller, Alexander Calder, and H.L. Mencken.