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Alfred Ducharme
(Correspondent for the Citizens News)
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NINE YEARS ON THE ROAD
by
Alfred Ducharme
Ever since the legend of Paul Bun -
yon excited the imaginations of people
both young and old, stories of lumber-
jacks and logging camps have always
been popular.
So, too, will be Alfred Ducharme's
NINE YEARS ON THE ROAD. Bunyon-
esque and brusque, but never brutal,
it is an autobiographical account of
nearly a decade in a young Canadian's
life which he spent on foot throughout
Middle Canada and the upper Mid -
West of the United States, moving
from one laboring job to another.
The rugged life of abush-worker at
the turn of the century makes for
hearty reading, and Alfred Ducharme
has captured the rough-and-ready
attitude of a footloose buck, as well
as the bone -wearying mode of exist-
ence.
Many miles are covered on foot in
these pages and much of the north
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country is seen through the eyes of a
hale, eager stripling who was willing
to stand up to anything—whether it
be a midnight thief or a noisy ghost
which roamed the scene of a horrify-
ing murder.
The anecdotes are colorful and
varied, told with the sure voice of
someone who has lived an exciting,
adventurous life.
The people he meets and the experi-
ences he has are afascinatingcombi-
nation of humor and drama, with just
the right touch of romantic interest
and, as a shattering climax, the
tragedy that befell his best friend and
signalled the finale of the author's
wanderlust.
Over and above all, NINE YEARS
ON THE ROAD is a stirring journal
depicting a way of life fast fading
into the shadows of the past. But it
will never fade completely so long as
we have the powerful prose and vivid
word pictures of men like Alfred
Ducharme, whose NINE YEARS ON
THE ROAD is all the more engrossing
because it is true.