COFFEE-DRUNK or BLIND: An Alaskan Homesteading Adventure

By Elle Knowles

It's hard to believe Mother and Daddy pulled an eight by forty foot two bedroom trailer, behind a truck with a camper built onto the bed, for four thousand-forty miles, with four children in tow - children ranging in ages from two to six. The trip began on June 17, 1959 at six o'clock a.m., with one thousand dollars in cash and a credit card.In my mother's words - January, 1959 - I am sure choosing the spot of land you raise your family on, is important to every young couple. Somehow, it seemed to be so important to us two years ago, when we left the sunny south for this great north land, that all the hard work and trials and tribulations, didn't seem important at all. Now I wonder how we could have been so blind...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1539084779
• ISBN13: 9781539084778
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"