The LIFE of JOHN SMITH; A Biography of Everyman From: The Washington Post | Date: October 19, 1997| Author: | Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

How much is one life like all lives?

This is the story of the life of John Smith. It is told in chapters, through profiles of seven different people from the Washington area, each named John Smith. Finding them was easy; the phone book is full of them.

Seven John Smiths, at seven stages of life. They are young and middle-aged and old. They are black and white. Straight and gay. Hale and feeble. Happy, sad, swaggering, scared, fulfilled, empty, indomitable. They have in common their name. And, it turns out, a great deal more. The life of John Smith began with a fight. "Go away!" the ...

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