by Joseph Adler (Author)
Professor Adler, at 91 years of age, decided to share his unique memoir with the public. As a historian he quoted the renowned French writer Alexander Dumas, who said, "History is the nail on which the picture hangs." Adler recognizes that we as human beings keep developing, year after year, based on life's experiences. These experiences become the nail on which our personal history becomes the picture. And this picture, he says, is our memory. This memoir, he explains, will show what events not only caused him to become a "singing history professor," but also made him the person he is. Since he taught United States History for 48 years, education became a large part of his personal and family life. Another thing he incorporated into his teaching was to wear costumes from various aspects of history.