Spiked Boots: Sketches of the North Country

by Robert E. Pike

Book Overview

In the days of log drives on the rivers of New England, whenever a riverman was killed on the drive, his comrades hung his spiked boots on a tree to mark the spot. As a youth, Robert Pike spotted such a pair of boots, and from that moment was born his lifelong fascination with the colorful history of the New England logging industry. The dozens of tales he collected are narrated here by Old Vern, a cantankerous backwoods character. Here are legends...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088150436X
• ISBN13: 9780881504361
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"

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The real story of Northern New England

A story of the real Northern New England and the people who lived there. When men were men and the rivers ran wild. A story of when lumber was king and a man's word was as good as gold.