Mingo Town & Memories

Author Jim Daniels on Smith's memoir writing:

"Larry Smith writes of a life full of personal challenges, a life full of consistent engagement with the larger world, and a life full of commitment to making it a better place--as a husband, father, writer, and editor. Smith has worn a lot of hats, and he's worn them well. His story here of his home town has the emotional resonance of all of his writing making the point that working-class lives like his in communities like his are important to our culture and history. They matter."