"Don't call me Ma" Sam Churchill's mother admonished, "Calves call their mothers 'Ma'" This is a true story of a transplanted Boston lady and her logger husband as they made a home in the Northwest woods. Sam Churchill grew up there, loving every minute of it. At this remote spot, the stars were the streetlights, and God was everywhere. Sam's memory makes it live again.
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Sam Churchill, born in 1911 at Astoria, Oregon. Lived in the logging camp about 20 miles from Astoria. He graduated from Seaside High School, attended Santa Ana junior college in California, then the University of Oregon. Served in the Navy in World War II, moved to the Yakima Valley in Washington. Wrote for the Yakima daily papers for 23 years. He wrote a popular column called Sam's Valley for the paper, wrote a book, Big Sam, published by Doubleday and Co., and magazine articles. Retired in l974, moved back to his favorite place, Astoria where he was close to the forest he loved. He married Dorothy Sheller in 1940,and had 3 children, Susan, Alan and Sam. Sam died in 1991 at age 80.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
life in a logging camp,
By JRS (Astoria, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Don't call me Ma (Hardcover)
Excellent book about family life in a NW Oregon logging camp, from a wife of a logger's perspective...written by the son of a logging camp couple. A very good reference for those who want to learn about how logging was done before logging trucks, when logging railroads were the main way logs were moved via rail to the rivers, to the mills, and what it was like to grow up in one of these camps, without running water, electricity. This book was about logging heritage in my county, and I am amazed at how many people in my county dont even know about it. Its companion book "Big Sam", goes well with it, and looks more at thing about the loggers, but still covers alot about the family life out in the woods. Both books dont dwell on the hardships, but more are both more about how famililes delt with the hardships just as a way of life. I highly recommend both.
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"Don't Call Me Ma"..a MUST read for sheer enjoyment.,
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This review is from: Don't Call Me Ma (Paperback)
I absolutely fell in love with this book. For so many reasons. First of all, I could identify with Caroline, the wonderful mother in this story, as I too have a son who insists on calling me "Ma". I am constantly saying to him "Don't call me Ma!" As I read this endearing story I fell in love with all the characters in the book. I think Mrs. Johnson was my favorite. She could out-swear and out-drink any logger in the camp. When I read this book my first thought was that this HAS to be made either into a movie or a weekly TV show. We so need wonderful stories like this one in our lives again. This is one book that I will read again and again. I dearly love it.
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A delightful story of a logger and his family in Oregon,
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This review is from: Don't Call Me Ma (Paperback)
Don't Call Me Ma is the story of a Oregon logger who fell in love with a fine Boston lady, named Caroline Snow. She moved with "Big Sam" to the woods of Oregon, quite different from her Boston upbringing. The book teaches us lessons of nature, of love, and of persistence. It is must reading. It is such a joy to find an author such as Mr. Churchill, who is able to communicate the real meaning of life through his words. It is also a great look into the Oregon logging history.
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