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"Follow the events of a young boy as he grows up in a small town. Each chapter tells a completely different hilarious event as Phil goes through just one year of his life. A camping trip with Old Gramps, to finding his first true love at an embarrassing school dance, Phil makes his way through childhood with the help of friends Insane Andy and Steve. The road his lives on is anything but dull when it comes to mischief." -- Back cover

"Frank and Clay have been friends since the first day of first grade. Now both in their mid-sixties and retired, Frank is looking forward to spending a lot of quality time hanging out with his lifelong friend. But all that is threatened when Frank sees Clay going around the bend. Clay denies he has a problem and rejects Frank's initial suggestions for help. But when Frank stumbles upon a drug that might help, he renews his efforts to help his buddy...

Publisher description: Picking up the narrative from his earlier volume, The Early Exploration of Inland Washington Waters: Journals and Logs from Six Expeditions, 1786-1792, Richard Blumenthal once again offers the reader a fascinating, firsthand look at the Northwest's earliest maritime history. This volume reproduces twelve individual journals, each composed by one of George Vancouver's men as they explored the Washington area in 1792. Providing...