When the Music Died: Growing Up in a St. Louis Family Bakery During America's Golden Age

Before America became divided…before shopping malls replaced neighborhood stores…before everyone knew everyone else's name…there was Clifton Heights.Growing up in a family bakery in 1950s St. Louis, Raymond Dierker experienced an America that has largely disappeared.The aroma of fresh bread before sunrise. Penny candy at the corner store. Saturday westerns. Cardinals baseball on KMOX. Customers wh...