Mattock Makers

From the forward

The intent of this novel is not historical accuracy. It is meant to entertain the reader, shelve a collection of memories for me, the author, and expose how a person of a younger generation daydreams about how his forbearers who are deceased lived their lives.

Based on stories passed down from my older relatives and what a great-uncle of mine learned from investigating his ancestry, Mattock Makers, exists as a document of a child of a future generations imagination as it dwells on the past. Of course, there is much liberty taken by me in telling these stories. All characters, completely fictional in their thoughts, character and actions are based on elder relatives of mine now passed.

This book is dedicated to Mary-Anne Kempton, my maternal grandmother, my favorite woman in the world; the first person in my life to read poetry to me. And; Archie, Ada, Mac, Louise, Ray- “I just wanted to see what was on the other side of the fence.”