Contrary to popular belief, the legendary Paul Bunyan really existed. He was a fugitive from his native Quebec, having to flee for his life during the Papineau Rebellion. At first he battled the forces of the then, young Queen Victoria in 1837, later retreating into the forests of northern Michigan. He was never to return.
Only those closest to Paul Bunyan were aware that he had fathered a child— a boy who had been kept away from logging camps and the woods community. The first that most folks knew of the boy’s existence was when the child was brought to the cabin of the camp keeper (food provider for the camp) for the purpose of finding him a foster home.
After a few years in foster care, Pauly (Paul Bunyan's son) was left to the Swamp Angel by Paul Bunyan because of a tragedy leaving the foster child homeless.
In book two, The Sacred Moonstone, young Pauly Bunyan, having ended his adventures with the Swamp Angel, goes on a pilgrimage seeking the super strength of his father. As a teenager, he is now on his own for this venture into the unknown. The book is part of a series of three written by Roy Stier before his untimely death in 2007. Timeless Voyager Press has re-issued the books as Kindles for all younger readers who enjoy outdoor adventures and are interested in the ways of lost pioneering skills, following the American Indian tales, and learning the ways of loggers and trappers. Set in the deep forests of Ohop, Washington, the adventures will make your child's imagination run wild.
12 digitally colored illustrations (originally B&W) accompany the 19 chapters of the continuing adventures of Pauly, son of Paul Bunyan and his many logging and Indian mentors.
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