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Chasing Dreams in the Boondocks.


Chasing Dreams in the Boondocks

Bill Haney

Crofton Creek Press

2303 Gregg Road SW, South Boardman, Michigan 49680

0970091761 $24.95

Chasing Dreams in the Boondocks is the memoir memoir

History or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to autobiography, a memoir differs chiefly in the degree of emphasis on external events.
 of one man's quest to bring his childhood dream to life--the dream of building a golf course by hand the old fashioned n. 1. A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry.

Noun 1. old fashioned - a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices
 way. With very little money or assets beyond his career as a writer and the support of his wife and four kids (the eldest age six), he embarked upon the project in the quiet Michigan countryside with enthusiasm and determination, and his task grew beyond the efforts of his family as neighboring neigh·bor  
n.
1. One who lives near or next to another.

2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another.

3. A fellow human.

4. Used as a form of familiar address.

v.
 farmers and village craftsmen contributed to his dream. An adventure of discovery and passion, sure to resonate res·o·nate  
v. res·o·nat·ed, res·o·nat·ing, res·o·nates

v.intr.
1. To exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects.

2.
 in the hearts of anyone yearning to pursue what they long for most.
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