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This is a humorous story about an awkward runt - a misfit growing up on a farm on the western prairies during a time
of few radios and no electricity or plumbing. It’s an account of a boy in a large poverty-stricken family coming of age and
making his way into the workforce.
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The book has scores of photos and gives the reader vivid insights into farm life during the nineteen thirties and forties.
The reader will also experience life in the rugged logging, mining and construction camps. Here you will meet some of the
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extraordinary characters the author toiled and drank with – a special breed of men who not only worked hard, but played
hard too. Underground mining was dangerous, but more of these men were killed at the wheels of their cars, than in the
mines.
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Larry came to Canada from Denmark when he was a baby and grew up on farms in BC and Alberta.
He is the third oldest of twelve children, but has only three of his own. He and his wife live in Port Coquitlam
where in addition to writing and teaching computer courses, he plays golf, snooker and bridge. He is also a
scrabble and a crossword puzzle fan.