George Wing (The General) and his sister Dolly (Wing) Madsen are the ultimate entertainers in this true-to-life telling of the exciting and vibrant gold-rush days in northern BC and Yukon Territories, when George and his war buddies returned home from a 1940-1945 stint overseas in World War II
Full of pranks, and a combined zest for making the best of the survival, this motley crew of five - Ah Ling, Fingers, Horse, Hairy, and the General himself - brawled and drank and scraped their way across the northern-lighted landscape of northern British Columbia and the Yukon: in and out of saloons, and in and out of every situation imaginable.
Scheming and fearless, they take on an ambitious politician in a bid to put their own confused candidate in power as Member of Parliament for the Yukon Territories. Their constant quest for gold and striking it rich, excitement, and womanizing takes us on an unforgettable journey across the frozen northern landscape from Skagway, Alaska, to Teslin, Carmacks, Dawson City, and Old Crow in the Yukon, to the northern parts of British Columbia - Prince Rupert and Atlin. Whatever situations they found themselves in, the overall closeness of this crazy group of war survivors is heartwarming and uplifting.
This book is guaranteed to make you laugh - right from your belly...........
Excerpt
The Alaska Highway was being built, the mines were drilling, the big war was over. These five survivors of fighting in the war stuck together afterwards, staking claims, brawling, and carousing. The General himself, staked the biggest-paying mine near Atlin, British Columbia.
Their lives consisted of living day-to-day: yesterday was history and tomorrow was a mystery. Their sole purpose in life was to live, laugh, and be merry -- and they did!
This book is a collection of short stories that depict events in Author's life while she lived in Romania, then in Greece, and last in America. It's a beautiful and very sincere account of a young woman's life and comming to age.
A book for every Muslim and everyone wishing to know about their way of life. The Diary of the Camp Manager at Mundihar following the South Asian Earthquake - October 2005. An account of life after the Earthquake in one of the largest of the 161 camp
Jack Kelly was a child performer, son of New York model, Nan Kelly, brother of actress, Nancy Kelly, brother-in-law of actor Edmond O'Brien and cinematographer Fred Jackman, Jr. On TV, from 1957 until 1962, he was James Garner's brother on the show,
