I Never Walked Alone

The author grew up near Elmont, Texas; but in 1957 at age 17, he and his family moved north to a bush-farm near Worsley Alberta. These 151 pages describe his years of raising a family, cutting logs, and operating heavy equipment for seismic exploration companies. He and his wife Rose have a go at cattle ranching and end up owning a tourist resort on Tatogga Lake - north of Prince George, British Columbia. TEXT assistesd by b/w (family) photographs. Learn more about : Dick Dixon, timber-wolves, Pink Mountain, Jerry Sideroff, wind-chargers, Hines Creek, Beaton River Crossing, and Joanne Briand. One MAP ahead of page one. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with black lettering. Front cover graphic is a colour photograph of a British Columbia meadow with spruce trees and fireweed. Author has signed the title page. (Also Rose's initials.) Corners, EDGES and spine all sharp. Colours bright, binding tight. No tears, no marks, no bumps. Name of p/o verso front cover. QUote (p. 36) : " Raising a family was lots of work. Most of them cooked on wood stoves that had to be tended regularly or they would go out. To do their baking, they had to know the right amount of wood to put in for the proper heat. There were no knobs or buttons to set the ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.…