About This Book
The Moose and Wilbur P. Dilby and 36 Fairly True Tales from Up North Readers’ Review Edition If only we could see life in the north as it was way back when. Hear the ladies in the church basement comparing which soap works best to cure young boys of cursing. Listen to the men at the gas station gossip about that saucy, young blonde serving platters of pork at the sauerkraut feed. Imagine the tales we’d hear. Tales so important then. Yet, so soon lost. Thirty-seven life events inspired James Brakken to write this collection. He lays them out before you, providing a glimpse into days gone by, coaxing a smile, bringing a tear, or making you laugh out loud. These are stories straight from the heart and the heart of the north. Of good people and bad, from clergymen to charlatans, youngsters to oldsters. Thirty-seven stories that take place not far from Lake Superior, in woodlands and rural communities that folks there called home. Stories filled with characters you’ll grow to love and places you’ll love to visit, if only within these pages. One of these 37 stories won the 2013 Lake Superior Writer’s Award. Another, the coveted 2014 Wisconsin Writers Association Jade Ring Award. One is is a 1977 feature article published in Boys Life Magazine, the first story James Brakken sold. Five are excerpts from the author’s award-winning Chief Namakagon trilogy. Another is a 1-act play based on Brakken’s earlier work. All are written for adults, but suitable for ages ten and older. 200 pages.
