Let George Do It By Joy 9781300705895 (Paperback)

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Let George Do It : Lulu.com : 9781300705895 : 1300705892 : 14 Aug 2021 : George Hunsby (1910-1996) called Fairhaven home for most of his life. His wanderlust and convivial nature might label him a modern Tom Sawyer, with his adventures including serving in two wars, logging the county in the early century, an engineering aid on the survey creating the Mount Baker Highway, machinist, Prohibition T-Man, gardener for the esteemed poet Ella Higginson, among other things. In retirement he found his true calling as a Whatcom County storyteller and historian, penning six history books and seven years of newspaper columns. Being older than the consolidated City of Bellingham he had seen changes few other historians had. He filled in the gaps between the photos and research others were collecting with homespun tales featuring the sights, sounds and feelings of a society long gone he'd known quite well. Following in his footsteps, Aaron Joy spent his college years working as a Bellingham histori

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