Ironhead

by Mel Ellis

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

164 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Mel Ellis was a prolific, venerable writer and observer of the Wisconsin landscape. He crafted outdoor columns for The Milwaukee Journal for 15 years, wrote short stories, edited a field column for Field & Streeam for 12 years, penned magazine pieces for national media and three of his 18 books became Disney TV movies.

Ellis was Wisconsin born and bred. His "Notes From Little Lakes" columns from the Milwaukee Journal (1957-73) and the Wisconsin Sportsman (1976-82) chronicle nature observations and family life at an old frame house on 15 acres in Waukesha County. Ellis's columns and essays have been collected, edited and reissued in a new book you can savor in 10-minute respites and on long, winter nights. "Notes from Little Lakes" was published by The Cabin Bookshelf, Waukesha, late last year and should be available at bookstores statewide.

Reviews

[jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, I had forgotten this one altogether til I saw it here.
Great story, very typical mel ellis theme. A boy/young man connected with a wild animal in nature, woven into a very good story.
This one is about a boy living poor in the swamps, and an alligator.
Mel´s books are realistic. The characters connect to nature and animals realistically, but deeply.
Grab anything by mel ellis. I loved every one I read.

[Bookman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Since it doesn't say in the book's info section, this book is 164 pages.

I believe I picked this up during one of my trips to my library's book sale. The setting is the Florida Everglades, so if you're interested in that you could probably learn a few things from reading the book.