Excerpt from A Chautauqua Boy: In '61 and AfterwardThe first is Captain Parker's remarkable power of graphic and interesting writing. From the first chapter to the last the book holds its ease and vivacity. You may read it over and then turn backward and begin again, and it will still be fresh and interesting. With out laying claim to literary skill, the book possesses the charm of easy narrative and a sense of the graphic.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.