This book includes history, sarcasm, joy, sadness and many hilarious nature escapades. With the main character nicknamed Rascal, you know this is a book to keep you on your toes.Rascal goes off to war and returns home to find that his life has changed in many ways which he will have to get accustomed to. He continues to be the best hunting guide in all of Whiskey Jack Lake and has many adventures including with the local Game Warden and also the out of state sports looking for a trophy. Prohibition and Woman's Suffrage are common topics of conversation and cause some interesting conversations and acts with the local townspeople in a mill town where walking and canoeing are the main forms of transportation, besides the train. Rascal's wife Emma had to learn to become independent while maintaining a household while Rascal was away at war and followed the law every step of the way. Her strict rules come to catch up with her when she least expects it.