Moonshine and Watermelons, Van Patten | 140 pages
A fun look at growing up in the Missouri Ozarks a few decades ago. Van Patten moved to the Steelville area when he was a young teen, showing up on his grandparents' doorstep unannounced after leaving a tumultuous life in California. He makes friends with the locals and learns their ways, from moonshine-soaked watermelons and trout fishing to preteens driving trucks and blowing up fields.
It's interesting to see what's similar and what's very different - while no 14yo would get away with "John Wayne-in" anymore, these Missouri gravel bed creeks are still incredible and the best place to spend a day.
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