Robert Louis L Demayo

Broschiertes Buch

Aroostook Dreams

A Mystery from the Woods of Northern Maine.

Beschreibung

Discover the forgotten world of Maine's Aroostook County, where the bonds of friendship, local legends, and the echoes of history come together in an unforgettable story. In the early 1970s, Pat and Ron, two young dreamers with their two boys, ventured north to the rugged wilderness of Maine in search of a simpler life. Drawn by the untamed beauty of the place, they made new friends who talked them into purchasing a plot of land, and not long after, building a cabin there that became the heart of their story-a place where memories were forged and adventures unfolded. This tale spans five decades, where the whispers of lichen-covered stone walls and the laughter of old-timers weave a tapestry rich with history, camaraderie, and survival. From cabin-raising parties to cat-and-mouse games with game wardens, from building forts and go-karts to hunting deer and bear, every chapter pulses with the energy of friendships formed in the solitude of the woods. The land holds secrets just out of sight-hidden under moss and ferns-with local legends of "hairy men" and an illusive stone enclosure suggesting that an ancient presence might still be at work here. Feel the crisp air and hear the crunch of leaves as you enter this world of storytellers. This unforgettable novel will leave you longing for simpler days: for the quietude of cabin life, the exhilaration of adventure, and above all, a deep connection to Maine's wild beauty and its indomitable people.

Autor

Robert Louis DeMayo is a native of Hollis, N.H., but traveled through many corners of the planet before settling in the Southwest. He took up writing at the age of twenty when he left his job as a biomedical engineer to explore the world. Over a ten-year period-the last decade before the internet-DeMayo completed ten six-month trips abroad and visited close to 100 countries, crossing many of them overland.His extensive journaling during his travels inspired four of his novels and far-reaching work for the travel section of The Telegraph, out of Nashua, NH, as well as the Hollis Times. .His undying hunger for exploration led to a job marketing for Eos Study Tours, a company that served as a travel office for six non-profit organizations and offered dives to the Titanic and the Bismarck, Antarctic voyages, African safaris and archaeological tours throughout the world. For several years after that, Robert worked as a tour guide in Alaska, during the summers, leading hikes and horseback excursions in the Yukon, and as a jeep guide in Arizona during the winter. He was made general manager of the Arizona Jeep tour company but eventually left the guiding world to write full-time.The last few years have seen him exploring US soil, usually for writing projects, in Utah's Zion, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Sedona and the Verde Valley, Hawaii, the Badlands of North Dakota, and Aroostook County in northern Maine.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wayward Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 561g
• ISBN-13: 9798991819756
• Artikelnr.: 73941295