Author: Gary Crask
This book was written in September of 2011, published in hardcover, and given as a Christmas gift to members of Gary's family with no intention of publicly publishing the book. As it got passed around, Gary was encouraged to make Stories From Riverwood available to the public. He is also the co-writer/director of the feature film "Spirits of St. Paul".
Gary spent most of the first 10 years of his life growing up in the small river community of Riverwood, Indiana. He says, "Looking back, I feel as though I had a sort of Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn early childhood. Part of the uniqueness of my life can be attributed to those years growing up in Riverwood."
Gary spent most of the first 10 years of his life growing up in the small river community of Riverwood, Indiana. He says, "Looking back, I feel as though I had a sort of Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn early childhood. Part of the uniqueness of my life can be attributed to those years growing up in Riverwood."
Stories From Riverwood is a humorous look back at the Post-World-War II era through the eyes of a child. It is made up of childhood stories about the author told to his children as they were growing up, plus a few stories that he didn't tell them. Gary doesn't hesitate to poke fun at himself and occasionally at others. He uses the events of his childhood to skip forward to tell related stories about his adult life. They include interesting encounters with some very famous people, and other not so famous people, but all very interesting in their own way. Most of the stories have a moral or a lesson to be learned, and you can feel a life's philosophy beginning to develop from a very early age. After reading this book, you will have a very good feel for what the world was like back then in a less complicated time in small town America before computers, large expensive houses, and working moms.
These stories of adventure, fear, and love offer hope to all who are willing to dream and approach life with determination and a smile.
