Excerpt from A Chautauqua Boy: In '61 and Afterward

The 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.

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