Water Skiing on the Amazon: A Memoir for My Grandchildren

By Patricia S. Taylor Edmisten

In Water Skiing on the Amazon, the author traces her life from girlhood in Milwaukee through the two years she spent in Peru as a Peace Corps volunteer in the early 1960s and beyond. Those two years had a profound effect in shaping her values and subsequent decisions, especially those that led her to become an advocate for social justice. Part memoir, ethical legacy, tale of adventure, and travel log, the author distills from her past the moral core that influenced her life. In the process she explains herself to her grandchildren, whom she treats familiarly as young adults. She took many risks but never for the fun of it. She spoke the truth to authority figures, even though she hated the task. Her conscience continues to compel her to action at a time when she should be gardening and writing poetry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692223487
• ISBN13: 9780692223482
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Jewelweed
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 5.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"