The Dragline Kid: A Gold-Miner's Daughter from Hope, Alaska Finds Adventure in Kenai, Alaska, but Hits Pay-Dirt Outside

by Lisa Augustine

Book by Augustine, Lisa

264 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2002

Reviews

[Koren · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these memoirs by every day people about growing up in days gone by. This one seemed like it was written as a keepsake for her children and grandchildren. The author grew up in Alaska in the 40's and 50's. It was interesting to see what Alaska was like back then. She led an interesting life, leaving Alaska when she got married at 16, a marriage that didn't last more than a year, but led her to Washington, D.C. The book ends when she marries her second husband and a sequel was promised. I will have to look for it. The book was published in 2002 and I figured the author had to be in her 80's by now. I did a search to see if she is still alive and sadly she passed away in 2016.

[Londa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a rollicking little auto-biography from a local author. I enjoyed the stories thoroughly. The writing was well-done. The book construction and editing could have been better. I loved the descriptions of the Alaska locations and all of the colorful characters. As the story moved "outside" the flavor changed. Perhaps that was time to move to volume two.