A Small Bequest

By Edmund G. Love

Book Overview

A Small Bequest is the comic account of two city boys and their summer expedition through Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 1934. What begins as an innocent camping trip becomes a disaster of hilarious proportions for author Ed Love and his best friend, George French. Exploring Grandfather Perry's legacy--two sections of land in the sothwest quadrant of Luce County--the boys are beset by porcupines and poison ivy, blowouts and breakdowns and soon realize that the north woods scrub is no place for Eagle Scouts. Love is a keen observer of the American scene, and A Small Bequest is his witty reminder that all is not beautiful in the wilderness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814319262
• ISBN13: 9780814319260
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Everything I heard it would be!

I'd heard this book contained information about the Upper Penninsula of Michigan from an earlier era, specifically about Blaney Park. A lifelong resident of the UP, I'd never heard of Blaney Park until recently; there's not much of it left. But at one time, it was a nationally-known resort. The book takes place almost entirely in the Manistique area. The book is fun to read, and gives an amazing insight into the mindset of depression-era Michiganders. I'm surprised Jeff Daniels hasn't made it into a movie yet.

funny and entertaining

enterataining account of two young men who go on an adventure into the u.p of michigan in the 1930's with little money.based on a true story. follow these two from begining to end and see how bad things were in the depression and how they make the best of the hardships of the rugged u.p of michigan. read the book to find out more.