Slumgullion edition by George Roper Claire Roper Literature Fiction eBooks
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Some dictionaries define Slumgullion as a meat stew, in my family the word was used to describe a more festive meal of whatever was available at the time, served for the evening meal. Here is presented twenty-five independent stories or essays served between the covers of this book, that chronicle my memories of interesting people, brief vignettes of my life’s experiences, commentaries on current events, and stories told to me by others. Many may find that my life’s early experiences are similar to theirs because we do live separate lives together. When seen through the lens that age gives old men, the views that were once so sharp and viewed in black and white by the boy I once was, are now less resolved and are seen in varying shades of gray, with the players who animate them highlighted in the colors of remembrance.
Slumgullion edition by George Roper Claire Roper Literature Fiction eBooks
Slumgullion by George Roper is a must read for anyone wanting to get perspective on the changes in the life of ordinary people in California since during the last half century. This tale recounts the experiences of growing up without the high adventure or outlandish family problems we are fed nowadays by our desperate entertainment complex.. It is hard to believe a time existed when learning bad words at camp was a mysterious adventure because shucks and darn were all that was ever heard at home. It is hard to believe that, being responsible for your self, making your own straw mattress, washing your own dishes in five sequential tubs, etc. etc. would not raise loud cries of abuse, danger, and health violations. The picture of life like Mr. Roper draws should become a reference work for anyone wondering what happened to self reliance, initiative, and gumption, as well as atext book for how to return to such values.Of course Slumgullion is also a tail of foibles and misadventures that leaves one rolling with laughter. Imagine the plight of a railroad engineer who inadvertently looses a water melon in the water tender of a locomotive causing the engine to loose steam on a busy stretch in the mountains near Colfax. All’s well that ends well. But, the book ends with a sober discussion, I was personally involved in, about the run up, execution, and aftermath to the Iraq war. That section for me punctuates the final loss of innocence and recognition that our own government can, and is being manipulated by special interests whose greed outweighs respect for life and moral decency. If this walk through the experiences of a down to earth individual through our recent California history can avoid one reader to avoid feeling “personally fooled and foolish’, as Mr. Roper concludes, it will be worth a place of honor in literature.
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Slumgullion edition by George Roper Claire Roper Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
The first two stories were very detailed and informative, giving me a glimpse of life way back when...can't wait to read the rest of the book!
I enjoyed reading about his early life here in Sacramento, and comparing it to mine.
His was a lot more interesting and exciting than mine.
Very well written human interest stories. He paints pictures with his words. There is a lot of variety in the content.
The story on camping in Gold Lake is lovely. Life not so many years ago was so different from today. Sacramento today is a different world. More than the environment and customs, the view of a younger-than-twelve boy is so informative. What arre boys like today?
This book is clever!! It might make you mad. It will make you think! George admits to learning fly fishing at a very early age. This is a clue as to what to expect of the book. A fly fisherman studies everything that it takes to find, attract and eventually catch his quarry. I don't mind being treated as a fish because George's objective wasn't to catch me but to make me think. His stories kept me up well beyond my bed time. They were addictive, they were about his youth and they were about my youth 20 years later. My initial thought was a self-challenge. I wondered if I could recall my youth stories in as much detail than and as succinctly as George captured his? I could not. George's prose shifted subtly into essays. You are introduced to one of the smartest men in the country. Google confirms that Dr. Baer had a part in changing the way we visualize terrain on maps. During their opposing dialog, I was rooting for George, but listening to Wolf (he was right about visualizing terrain, maybe he nailed this too). At the books ending my simple thought was What just happened? Then I laughed. Every single story was a build to the end. I don't need to read them over, they were addictive and each sticks in my head. I also see the pattern, what George was "doing" with the stories. I do need to read the final essays over with some coffee, not late at night, and think.... Well done George!!!!
Slumgullion by George Roper is a must read for anyone wanting to get perspective on the changes in the life of ordinary people in California since during the last half century. This tale recounts the experiences of growing up without the high adventure or outlandish family problems we are fed nowadays by our desperate entertainment complex.. It is hard to believe a time existed when learning bad words at camp was a mysterious adventure because shucks and darn were all that was ever heard at home. It is hard to believe that, being responsible for your self, making your own straw mattress, washing your own dishes in five sequential tubs, etc. etc. would not raise loud cries of abuse, danger, and health violations. The picture of life like Mr. Roper draws should become a reference work for anyone wondering what happened to self reliance, initiative, and gumption, as well as atext book for how to return to such values.
Of course Slumgullion is also a tail of foibles and misadventures that leaves one rolling with laughter. Imagine the plight of a railroad engineer who inadvertently looses a water melon in the water tender of a locomotive causing the engine to loose steam on a busy stretch in the mountains near Colfax. All’s well that ends well. But, the book ends with a sober discussion, I was personally involved in, about the run up, execution, and aftermath to the Iraq war. That section for me punctuates the final loss of innocence and recognition that our own government can, and is being manipulated by special interests whose greed outweighs respect for life and moral decency. If this walk through the experiences of a down to earth individual through our recent California history can avoid one reader to avoid feeling “personally fooled and foolish’, as Mr. Roper concludes, it will be worth a place of honor in literature.
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