The Boys of Nepera Park: "Ain't No Law of God or Man North of the Odell Bridge"
By Art Odell
()
About this ebook
With thirteen stories about boys being boys, Art Odell transports you to the 1940s and the wild escapades of teenage kids in a rural community of New York State in an era of unbridled, unabashed freedom and independence, when you slammed the screen door behind you on a summers morning and didnt slam it again till suppertime when forced to wash your face and hands you gulped down the meat and potatoes and let it fly again doing as you pleased from sunup till sundown; nobody bothering you and nobody knowing what you did, and when not even your worst enemy for the day would rat on you, and the only rules to go by were the ones you made up, and sometimes what youd been taught and mostly what you thought was right at the time, like blowing a trolley car off the track, rustling a circus horse and hiding it in a friends backyard, saving a family of muskrats from Booby the trapper, playing Ratgolf on the city dump, launching Boobys mothers cat in a borrowed circus balloon and watching it fly off to Connecticut.
Truly safe from harm, the only real threat to your well-being was yourself, or awful bad luck, and the closest thing to a dangerous drug was a cigarette. It was a brief magical moment in time that only great prosperity and progress could eradicate.
Art Odell
Having traveled to sixty-seven countries, including Tahiti and the Society Islands, Art Odell settled in Peekskill on the Hudson, New York to write MAELSTROM, THE BOYS OF NEPERA PARK and WHY YOU ARE A RACIST. Married in Hawaii, he now lives on the island of Oahu with his wife Regina and their son MacArthur.
Related to The Boys of Nepera Park
Related ebooks
Making Rain: A memoir of drag, big hair and covens Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSouth Park FAQ: All That's Left to Know About The Who, What, Where, When of America's Favorite Mountain Town Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Miami Experience Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBangin' Gears & Bustin' Heads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRocking Chair Confessions: Tales Told by a Texan … Some Partially True! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEven Trolls Love Pasties: A Goode Ann Arbor Tale Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Ru(i)n a Record Label: The Story of Lookout Records Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Where There’s Smoke ...: Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man, A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin' Dixie Outta the Dark Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Round Here and Over Yonder: A Front Porch Travel Guide by Two Progressive Hillbillies (Yes, that’s a thing.) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Marvellous Party Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDepot Street Memories: The Lawler Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFunny Things Happen on the Way to Old Age Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDuster Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Open Mind: My Life, the Ronald Hampton Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMore Than A Country Song Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGreat Jokes and Anecdotes for Grandpa to Tell Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLetters to Jim: Memoir of a 40-Year Love Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFlash and Dazzle: The Hearts of Men Book 6 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Me and Murder, She Wrote Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Blind Faith?: Not a Chance! Five True Short Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsC'mon, Get Happy . . .: Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Life Begins at Seventy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Marijuana Diaries: Real-Life Stories of the Marijuana Boyz Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsProbably True Stories: Korea As It May Or May Not Be Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAgorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Five Pieces of Solace: Psychedelic, Philosophy, Plumbing, Prophecy and Peacemaking Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTiger, Tiger: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Heart Fades Blue: Vol. 1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Biography & Memoir For You
Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Meditations: Complete and Unabridged Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Stolen Life: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diary of a Young Girl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jack Reacher Reading Order: The Complete Lee Child’s Reading List Of Jack Reacher Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Taste: My Life Through Food Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mommie Dearest Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5People, Places, Things: My Human Landmarks Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Rediscovered Books): A Triumph Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ivy League Counterfeiter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers: Spiritual Insights from the World's Most Beloved Neighbor Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All That Remains: A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leonardo da Vinci Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Boys of Nepera Park
0 ratings0 reviews