This Trent Preszler memoir focuses on a single year during which Preszler, a South Dakota native living on Long Island, mourns the death of his estranged father by using inherited tools to build a wooden canoe. In the process, he comes to better understand his father – a cattle rancher, rodeo champion, and Vietnam War Bronze Star Medal recipient – and himself. The book explores relationships, identity, grief, creativity, and more.

Scholar: Molly Barari

Sponsored by: Keystone Town Library 

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