A decent book which could have been much better. Lou is at his best when describing the cabin, its construction, and the Maine woods surrounding it. Unfortunately, the book bogs down in some serious navel-gazing and amateur psychology. This may appeal to those who enjoy Doctor Phil type cathar...
Slightly built with freckles and alert brown eyes under gracefully arched, even feminine, eyebrows, Powell was descended from Kentucky pioneers. One of his forbearers had entered the Kentucky territory before Daniel Boone. The men in his family had fought in the Indian wars, the American Revoluti...