How Beautiful Was My Valley

The book is a lighthearted recounting of the boyhood of the author in the magical northern Ontario farmingcommunity of Sylvan Valley during the 1950s and 60s. ( www/karltuira.com)The beauty of Sylvan Valley is portrayed with paintings by the noted Canadian artist Robert-Ralph Carmichael while The Valleys history is described through the reminiscences of its pioneer settlers. Integrated throughout are timeless photos which echo the life the work and the countryside of the authors youth.The book includes memories of his initial years living in the inimitable Finnish-Canadian wilderness community of Wabos .But chiefly the book is the story of the joyous boyhood of the author growing up with his brother in his magnificent north