Tom wrote this book about his desire to travel by boat to hunt Wild Turkeys, in his own damn boat. However, as in all Tom Kelly narratives, there is more to the story than just building a boat.
His progress in construction and subsequent success and failure make up the chapters of The Boat. The people Tom encounters along the way are also part of the meat of the story. The wood used to build the boat, juniper, is of particular interest because is was stolen. Tom still has some of the original juniper under the rafters in Laura's playhouse in Spanish Fort.
Read on, and enjoy this collection of priceless essays by Colonel Tom Kelly
