Publisher's Synopsis
Ten-year old Allen Crabtree Jr. finds that a completely new world has opened up for him when he moves in 1916 with his parents from his home in the city to the wilds of a small New Hampshire farming community. Taken from his oral history, he recounts in a series of wide-eyed personal stories how he learned about hard work on the family farm and tackling different jobs in his new home. Allen tells vividly how he learned to fish, hunt, and trap in the hills and streams there. He also remembers the many memorable fun times he had as a young boy a hundred years ago. This is a fascinating, first-person commentary on a time that has long vanished in history, profusely illustrated with old Effingham and family photos.
