C. J. Stevens and his wife began panning for gold in 1978, and this would lead to a host of other treasure-related explorations in Maine. They also met ingenious and colorful personalities committed to the search of the earth's hidden surprises.
This memoir should appeal to all who love adventure and the outdoors.
Excerpt
One of the questions I ask people is how they feel when they have found that first glimpse of gold in a pan.
"It was indescribable!" replied Bill. "Finding your first piece of gold is like seeing the first blossoms of spring. It's a new life, a new beginning. You have found an inorganic flower!"
Rosetta was born in 1909 as the youngest of ten children. The family had more laughter than money and neighbors would knock on their door to ask, "Can we come in and laugh, too?"
Asa D Seeley, a young Afro American man, shares his struggle to leave his past behind as he reaches for his future. In his one-of-a-kind style, he searches for answers...from the visible & invisible. A Memoir in Poetical/Prose form.
