The United States in 1960 sat teetering on the brink of a social, cultural, and technological revolution, but in Abel, N.C., life continued more or less as it always had, with only subtle hints of the landslides of change that were on the horizon-just beyond the town limits. For 12-year-old Sonny Miller, 1960 was a year of incredible personal growth and devastating loss. From taking his first job and finding his first love, to enduring bitter tragedy,...