{"product_id":"chasing-good-sense-a-boys-life-on-the-last-frontier-paperback-softback-9781607816553","title":"Chasing Good Sense; A Boy's Life on the Last Frontier (Paperback \/ softback) 9781607816553","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChasing Good Sense\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Boy's Life on the Last Frontier\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHomer McCarty (Author), Coralie McCarty Beyers (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781607816553\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 December 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.439 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“The creation of the sensitive, fumbling, resilient boy-narrator Buck is a remarkable achievement, and his adventures and misadventures have the ring of authenticity. McCarty’s Buck is not a derivative character but a true original. The book makes a significant literary and historical contribution.”\u003cbr\u003e —Edward Geary, author of \u003ci\u003eGoodbye to Poplarhaven: Recollections of a Utah Boyhood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“The author tells a good story while documenting life during a pivotal time in the history of Utah Territory. By telling this story in the voice of a seven- or eight-year-old boy, he shares a unique perspective of pioneer life, one that contributes significantly to the historical record.”\u003cbr\u003e —Lyman Hafen, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Shade of the Cottonwoods: Notes of a Small-Town Boyhood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this creative memoir, Homer McCarty adopts the voice of seven-year-old Buck to recollect his own life growing up in rugged southern Utah Territory in the late 1800s. Although Buck’s reflections are necessarily imprecise—gathered from fragments of memory and then embellished freely—the stories he tells are an honest look at life on the frontier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the spirit of Huck Finn, Buck embarks on adventures and mischief with his loyal friend, Earl. Naïve, eager, and inquisitive, he seeks to make sense of his world. McCarty’s portrayal of the period is often humorous, capturing the intimacy of place and family through a young boy’s eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcCarty completed this work in 1948. Had it not been for a series of fortuitous events and the dedication of his granddaughters, including Coralie Beyers, these pages would have been lost. Thanks to her efforts, her grandfather’s lively, entertaining book is now available for readers to relish and enjoy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Utah Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52621328908568,"sku":"9781607816553","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/chasing-good-sense-a-boys-life-on-the-last-frontier-paperback-softback-9781607816553","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}