Author Steve Descloux's new book "Two Tales of Old Kodiak" is an evocative pair of memoirs recalling his eventful early years in a rugged Alaskan frontier town
Recent release "Two Tales of Old Kodiak" from Page Publishing author Steve Descloux is a stirring portrait of the indomitable landscape and people of Alaska and a gripping reflection on two of the formative experiences that shaped his young life in the 1960s and 70s.
TILLAMOOK, Ore., July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Steve Descloux, a US Navy veteran who has worked in the commercial fishing, construction, and aviation industries in a myriad of roles such as welder, fabricator, equipment operator, small-plane mechanic, and airline instructor and resides in Starbuck, Washington with Diane, his wife of forty-eight years and a calico cat named Brindle, has completed his new book "Two Tales of Old Kodiak": two riveting memoirs that keep the pages turning with their colorful and nostalgic portrayal of life in and around the Alaskan wilderness.
Let this author take you back with a couple memories to an earlier, wilder Kodiak, Alaskawhen the seafood industry was booming and the town never went to sleep, when trappers were popular and often sold most of their prime furs to the locals and tourists, when the churches and the bars ran neck and neck in number and the congregation was always greatest in the latter.
The "Wreck of the Rustler" will give the reader a feel for what living on Kodiak Island meant in the 1950s and '60s and take a few boat rides around the island, one of which became a terrifying nightmare for the four young boys aboard when the skipper and other adults drank too much whiskey. The boat plowed into a rockpile on a windy Christmas night and began taking on water. For hours, impending death loomed in their thoughts as they helped in the fight to save the vessel and aid toward their eventual rescue by Coast Guard helicopters.
"Confessions of a Seal Hunter" is a descriptive recollection of a small-scale commercial seal hunt down the east side of Kodiak Island during which an untried boy took his first steps into manhood, learning the skills of work and survival as he followed his skipper down the island in a small skiff; dreading his first kill with the club, learning to skin the seals and care for the hides; working brutal, long hours every day to help increase the catch; and learning that a working man was expected to carry his share of the load no matter how tired, wet, and cold he was.
Published by Page Publishing, Steve Descloux's engrossing book is a lighthearted yet poignant reflection on his childhood and teenage years in midcentury Alaska.
Readers who wish to experience this engaging work can purchase "Two Tales of Old Kodiak" at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes Store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.
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