Jake and Me, by Evan J Wallach
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"Exploding the tom cat was, as I recollect, mostly Edward’s idea; unfortunately, it was Papa’s dynamite." This a rough book, about a rough era, the roaring '20s, in a rough place, the newly created state of Arizona. Jake Smith is an orphan, raised by his Grandfather, also named Jake, the town constable of Superior, Arizona. The tale takes him from his Sophomore year of high school, through a summer ranch job and back into his junior year. During that six months Jake meets gamblers, and cattle rustlers, poets and cowhands, ranch cooks and mining magnates. “I spun around and found myself looking down the double barrels of a sawed off shotgun held in the meaty hands of my hard case. Let me tell you. When you’re looking straight at them, the barrels of a .12 gauge look about as big as a couple of field artillery pieces.” He learns how to repair fences, and fish with dynamite; gets himself a mangy old dog, and a darn smart girl; finds and loses a fortune; and earns a practically brand new watch. He also learns how to cook. Southwestern food figures a lot in the book, and some of the recipes are included. Try them, it’s good eats. “The food was a darn site better than I usually got and I wasn’t going to waste the opportunity. Dessert was dried apple pie with coffee. I had seconds on that too, and would have gone for thirds if I could have figured out how to fit it in. Manny did grab himself a third piece of pie but I don’t think his heart was in it. He just sort of picked at it for a while, though he did carry in his hand what was left.” Mostly, the stories are true, as told to me by the old folks, though some are twisted around a bit, and a few are downright stretchers. But then, that’s what writing a book is about, isn’t it; getting to tell a few whoppers? I hope you enjoy the reading as much as I did the writing.
Jake and Me, by Evan J Wallach- Amazon Sales Rank: #2260261 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .78" w x 6.00" l, 1.02 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 344 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Tale of growing up in 1920s Arizona has an authentic ring By Thomas Mitchell What's not to like about a book about an orphan coming of age in Prohibition-era rural Arizona — surviving dynamite blasts, rattlesnakes, double-barrel shotguns, mine shafts, schoolyard bullies, barbed wire, cactus barbs, his grandpa's cooking, dog bites, moonshine, relentless summer sun and a skeptical and strict disciplinarian of a teacher.In his book "Jake and Me," Evan Wallach takes you along as Jake Smith — being reared by his grandfather named Jake who is constable of Superior, Ariz., in the Superstition Mountains — narrates a year or so of his high school days and his summer job riding fence on a cattle ranch.Wallach claims most of the stories are true, "as told to me by the old folks," though he admits some may stretch the truth. That scene in which one of his characters — after sucking the venom from a rattlesnake bite on Jake's hand — replies to Jake's concern about what would have happened had the bite been on another part of his anatomy by saying, "That's when you find out who your friends are," is a joke older than the old folks.Though many writers, when they try to capture the vernacular of a region and era, sound stilted or contrived, the book's narrative and dialog have an authentic sound and phrasing that can be heard across the Southwest from Texas and Oklahoma to Arizona and Nevada.The depictions of rural life and work also ring true, from riding fence to Saturday night imbibing by the hands to knowing not to waste a penny .22 shell on a jackrabbit and wait for the cottontails to the fact that in a small town everyone knows who you are and what you're up to.As lagniappe Wallach tosses in several simple, homespun recipes at the end of several chapters, a couple of which might actually be worth trying, though there aren't enough chili peppers.The poetry-spouting Scottish gentleman encountered during a search for the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine even gives the tale a touch of erudition.Though Wallach puts his main character through some harrowing situations — several of which had the potential to turn the book into a short story with a tragic ending — one of the chief pleasures is watching a boy mature and develop moral character."Jake and Me" is a quick, pleasant and informative read.All in all, Wallach has spun a good yarn.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Wonderful Tale By Les R Wallach Jake and Me, intended as a rousing coming of age tale for young adults, transcends it genre to become a universal tale of right and wrong. Told with humor, this intelligently written book traces the high school years of a young man growing up in the mining town of Superior, Arizona. An orphan, growing up under the stern eye of his grandfather, the local sheriff, Jake demonstrates that the code of the west is all anyone needs to guide him through life.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ... a boy coming of age in the '20s in Superior, Arizona where life was simple and elegantly straight ... By todd touton A delightful story of a boy coming of age in the '20s in Superior, Arizona where life was simple and elegantly straight forward. This is a story of how character and ambition grow strong with solid virtuous examples to emulate. Jake has a series of adventures that give him perspective on life, death and a hunger for moral and scholastic advancement. That is a formula every young man and every parent should be interested in.
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