A story of humour and adventure! Follow me through the fun of growing up on a homestead in Canada’s north and building an exciting life of adventure, travel and challenge.
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Child of the Land.... is a true story written as a record of my childhood growing up on a homestead in northern Alberta. It is also a story of how the experience of that simple wholesome beginning gave me a vital foundation on which to build an exciting and adventurous life to come
The wildlands of the great Peace River country were for me, a garden, out of which grew knowlege, skill and adventure, preparing me for the future. From hard work and family fun to wild encounters with danger, life was never dull.
Adventure began the moment I was old enough to walk and was experienced daily with resident wildlife, comical neighbours and crazy experiments. Hazard or humour, it is all the same in the end. Once you are safely home again, the incident becomes an experience to be told and retold for others to enjoy.
Just enough room in this old 172 for five crazy skydivers and all our gear...
Child of the Land is non-fiction; an autobiography written for people of all ages that will be of special interest to the following audiences:
1.Biography and history enthusiasts. This is a humorous story of how growing up on a homestead in northern Alberta led to world travel and adventure. Vivid and accurate depictions of period lifestyle described within the context of national and global events will be of historical interest to teachers.
2. Farm people and children of Canadian pioneers will enjoy familiar stories of the fun and challenges.
3. Anyone who has ever struggled with a reading or learning disability. Chapter 9 describes how I overcame Dyslexia and succeeded, despite this and other setbacks.
4. Young people will especially enjoy stories of adventure and thrills from flying and skydiving to military exploits and mountain climbing.
5. Naturalists and people who feel a close connection to nature and “The Land” will also relate to my intimate relationship with nature, gentleness and compassion for all living creatures.
6. British and European readers will be interested in the setting and lifestyle of their family, friends and neighbours who left the old country to begin a new life in Canada during the post war years.
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