From the sailor who was on the USS Hornet for the splashdown of one of the Apollo capsules to the mother who had 21 children in 21 years, these tidbits of North Dakota life will leave you smiling. Meet the man who discovered his future wife after she pulled a rabbit out of a hat and, at 89, the oldest working nurse in the nation. Read the tale of the soldier who stood guard in the Imperial Palace during the occupation of Japan in 1945 and of a returning World War II warrior who had to walk through a blizzard to finally make it home. Between 2004 and 2018, James (Jim) Puppe traveled to every town in North Dakota to talk to 617 people about their lives. Organized by county and town name. Includes index listing all interviewees.