Devil in the North Woods.

Devil in the North Woods

Walt Shiel

Slipdown Mountain Publications LLC

28151 Wuarry Lake Rd., Lake Linden, MI 49945

0974655317 $14.95 1-877-388-5227 www.SlipdownMountain.com

Devil in the North Woods is a work of historical fiction, based on modern reports and oral histories of a terrible 1908 wildfire in Michigan. Ten-year-old Henry Hardies survived the fire that claimed his mother and three younger sisters; in real life, Hardess told personal stories that his own children have handed down to this day. Devil in the North Woods vividly recreates the terrible blaze from start to finish, the toll it took, and the trials of human beings forced to recover from the devastating losses it inflicted. Though Devil in the North Woods tells the story of man vs. nature, its core is emotional and human-centered.