Northwoods Reader: Tales of the Old U.P.

by Cully Gage

Book by Gage, Cully

213 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1977

Reviews

[Henry DeForest · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so incredibly fun from start to finish. The stories carried an appropriate blend of gaiety and harsh reality, which I feel adequately captures the reality of this era and place. Gage is an effortless storyteller, and while the editor muddies the lines between reality and fiction in a disclaimer in the book's table of contents, as a listener you can't help but believe every page drips with truth.

[GERALD A · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book! Great stories about the people in the early years of the upper peninsula. Can't wait to read all of his books now.

[Jonny Parshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a gem of a find! Whenever I pick up a local work from a long-dead author published on a small press, I must approach the work with a sense of humility. Not so here. Cully Gage (actually famous speech therapist Charles Van Riper) is an amazing storyteller and enclosed in this book are some amazing stories from a bygone age that I will read again and share around the campfire. I cannot wait to read the sequels that follow. Makes me a proud Michigander.

[Mike Manor · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read