In Go With Me, many of the characters’ present-day choices are rooted in past experiences and situations. Here are some recommendations for further reading about the history and events that author Castle Freeman, Jr. may have considered when developing his characters and settings.
- Tall Trees, Tough Men by Robert E. Pike (available at local libraries)
- Yankee Loggers: A Recollection of Woodsmen, Cooks, and River Drivers by Stewart Hall Holbrook (available at local libraries)
- Slideshow on abandoned town Livermore, NH at whitemountainhistory.org
For fiction readers, the lumber industry in northern New England, loggers, and lost towns are also featured in John Irving’s Last Night at Twisted River.
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