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Then What Happened Papa is a story about the generation that came to age in WWII, as well as the personal story of a man whose childhood on a Nebraska farm during the Great Depression gave him a deep love for the land and shaped his future as a researcher, educator and international rangeland and agriculture consultant. With humor and maybe a few controversial thoughts, this book reflects both universal themes and cultural uniqueness among people worldwide. It takes you to Iraq, Africa, China, Russia, Australia and other locations spanning the globe. Meet the bellowing Coast Guard Coxswain, King Neptune and the Polywogs, Susie the pet hippo, the close call rhino, inventive Aussie gamblers, the Mali Maiden, and American Cowboys hosting Chinese rancher for Western Barbeque, to name just a few, as farm boy finds his calling in a career serving the lands and people of the world.

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Dillard H. Gates, one 16 children, grew up on a Nebraska farm during the 1930's depression. After serving in the South Pacific during WWII, he married his high school sweetheart. His dedication to the land led him to a PhD in Rangeland Management and service as Professor and director of the Rangeland Recourses Program at Oregon State University, as a internationally recognized Rangeland and Agriculture Consultant and as President of the Society for Range Management. Now Professor Emeritus at OSU, he resides in Vancouver, Washington and still rejoices in the role O Papa to his grandchildren.

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