Northern Reflection is a collection of wild, wacky, and nostalgic short stories based on the author Jerry Harju's childhood in Upper Michigan in the 1940's. His youthful adventures include standing on the railroad tracks to play chicken with an oncoming ore train, riding on a fire truck to a blaze at his own house, and the difficulties of picking up girls in the midst of a frigid Michigan winter.
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"...The book is a fast, rollicking romp into a simpler time." -- The Finnish American Reporter
"...These stories will tickle your fancy..." -- University of Mich. Alumnus Magazine
"...These stories will tickle your fancy..." -- University of Mich. Alumnus Magazine
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Jerry Harju was born in Ishpeming, Michigan in 1933. He received a degree in engineering from the University of Michigan in 1957 and completed his formal education with a MS from the University of Southern California in 1985. After thirty years as a manager in the aerospace industry in Southern California, Jerry began humor writing as a second career. He currently resides in Marquette, Michigan.
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Doubled Over With Laughter,
By arge55 (Green Bay, WI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Northern Reflections: A Lighthearted Account of "Growing up North" (Northern Mania!) (Paperback)
In the introduction to his book "Northern Reflections", Jerry Harju reveals that it's a book about growing up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the 1940's and is perhaps most appreciated by those who can identify with that.While I'm familiar with Upper Michigan and its culture, I did not grow up in the 40's, and still found plenty of good reading here. If you're new to reading humorous books (as I am), I recommend this one as a great place to start. It's an easy read, comprised of short chapters, each its own story, so you can pick it up, read a chapter, and come back for more later as time permits. The author's humor has a wonderful way of sneaking up on a person. And just when I thought it couldn't get any funnier, I'd start the next chapter, and before I knew it, I'd find myself doubled over with even greater helpless laughter! Teens may appreciate it, too. From a first job, to dating, to his first car, Jerry covers it all, against the backdrop of small-town life in the rugged climate of northern Michigan. "Yoopers" (as U.P.'ers are known), especially, should appreciate it; but even if you're not a Yooper, there's still lots to laugh about.
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The panes in my bedroom window started to hum, then shifted to a busy vibration, and finally intensified to a rattling climax, as the first iron-ore train of the day passed within forty feet of where I lay comfortably in bed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scratch league, setting pins, ore train, command car Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Upper Peninsula, Fire Street, Jake Hovi, Lapland Curse, Lane Three, Marquette County, Headpin Hovi, Emil Erikson, Swedetown Puddle, Green Bay, Lane One, Mutt Hukala, Victory Boy, Alice Maki, Arne Setala, Captain America, Chub Mattila, Clarence Hooker, Smoked-Ham Sullivan, Evergreen Drive-In, Jimmy Doolittle, Nesbitt's Orange, Red Owl, Cliff Alatalo, Felix Arquette New!
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The panes in my bedroom window started to hum, then shifted to a busy vibration, and finally intensified to a rattling climax, as the first iron-ore train of the day passed within forty feet of where I lay comfortably in bed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scratch league, setting pins, ore train, command car Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Upper Peninsula, Fire Street, Jake Hovi, Lapland Curse, Lane Three, Marquette County, Headpin Hovi, Emil Erikson, Swedetown Puddle, Green Bay, Lane One, Mutt Hukala, Victory Boy, Alice Maki, Arne Setala, Captain America, Chub Mattila, Clarence Hooker, Smoked-Ham Sullivan, Evergreen Drive-In, Jimmy Doolittle, Nesbitt's Orange, Red Owl, Cliff Alatalo, Felix Arquette New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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