The Hardscrabble Chronicles

by Morrow, Laurie Bogart

• ISBN13: 9780425184622
• ISBN10: 0425184625
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-07
• Publisher: Berkley Hardcover

Summary

Laurie recounts the stories of Hardscrabble, her arrival as a young bride, her involvement in town life and the town's unique place in the world and their love of the outdoors and nature. The tone is down home friendly, conversational and intimate. This is a book of dog stories and so much more. Laurie takes you into her world much the same way James Herriot took readers to his beloved Yorkshire. Hardscrabble is small town New England at it's best. The Hardscrabble Chronicles is an old fashioned book in the best sense--it's warm, funny and nostalgic. Laurie picks up the tales of Hardscrabble where the renowned outdoor writer, Corey Ford left off. For thirty years, from 1923 until 1953, legendary Field & Stream columnist Corey Ford owned the Lower Forty in a small New England town that he dubbed "Hardscrabble" to shield its identity. He regaled millions of readers with colorful stories of its eccentric and eclectic townsfolk. Now, with The Hardscrabble Chronicles, Laurie Bogart Morrow continues this rich tradition-and interweaves portraits of one of Hardscrabble's most valuable resources: its dogs.

Author Biography

Laurie Bogart Morrow is the author of eleven books including The Woman Angler, the Orvis Field Guide series, and the bestseller Cold Noses & Warm Hearts, and contributes to numerous outdoor magazines, including Sports Afield, Field & Stream, Just Labs, and Sporting Classics. She lives in Hardscrabble with her family and their four dogs.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	ix
Introduction	1	(22)
Coming Home	23	(4)
Nothing That a Few Nails and a Bulldozer Wouldn't Fix	27	(10)
The New Town Reporter	37	(11)
The Special Town Meeting	48	(14)
Jet of Huntress Bridge	62	(17)
The Simple Pleasures of Country Living	79	(8)
Spring Comes to Hardscrabble	87	(21)
The Legend of Big Boy and George Allard's Dog	108	(12)
The Return of Doris and Little Doris	120	(14)
The Adventures of Tom and Archie	134	(15)
Each Year Is Seven	149	(6)
Lost	155	(8)
The Sheep Killer	163	(9)
At the Hardscrabble Village Store	172	(9)
Just a Dog	181	(16)
Bill Plover's Funeral	197	(10)
The Verdict	207	(10)
New Day Dawning	217	(4)
Nipped in the Butt	221	(8)
And This, Too, Shall Pass Away	229	(20)
The Christmas Eve Pageant	249	(18)
The Wedding	267	(7)
Simple Blessings	274	(3)
Afterword: The Story Behind the Story	277	(31)
From the Hardscrabble Cookery Book	308