In writing this book, Duaine Thompson's hope was to, create a picture with words, of the way life was on the farm in rural areas before electric power, paved highways, cell phones, computers and etc.He wanted to share his memories of growing up near the little community of Fact, Kansas because he believed the life styles of the twentieth century should be preserved for his grandchildren and future generations.
Fact was a town, trading center, and a community for everyone in the area, located in northeastern Clay County just west of Carter Creek a branch of Fancy Creek. At one time it had a post office, grocery store, two blacksmith shops, church, school, doctor, and ice house. This was everything a person could want or need at the time our country was settled.
These little communities have passed out of existence with the many technological changes of today. In this book he tells about the one room country school he attended with all eight grades and only one teacher. Also, the machine shop before electric power, the store where his mother sent him to get supplies, the sawmill operated with a steam powered tractor, windmills used to pump water for the livestock, an Altman Taylor tractor used to power the thrashing machine when harvesting wheat and oats, and a medicine man named Indian John who lived in the community.