Tommy Carbone



Tommy Carbone
and
Burnt Jacket Publishing
announce the release of



I Am Penobscot


A novel


based on the life of

Maine pioneer, river driver, miner, Civil War soldier and writer:


David Stone Libbey.


by

Tommy Carbone


Available Now.





A Life in the Woods and on the Rivers.



A story from 1800s Maine.





It is the spring of 1858.

The men of the log drive are camped along the river.

The fire crackles.

The stars are shining bright.

The young man with the tenor voice is singing a ballad.

“Come all you bold Penobscot boys, and listen while I relate

Come sit here ‘round the camp fire, and listen unto me

Concerning a young river man,

and his untimely fate”






A yell comes from the riverbank. “Quick! Men are stuck on a jam.”


The camp empties.


Batteaus are launched.


All men will risk their own lives to save the four who are stranded in the middle of the near-freezing river.



There, they are balanced on swaying logs ready to drag them to their death.





The river drivers are skilled with their axes, pick poles, and peaveys.


But, not all rivermen can read the river.


One among them seems to have Penobscot River water in his blood.



David Stone Libbey



August 22, 1828 - December 6, 1904


David was born in a log cabin near Greenbush, Maine. His family were pioneers involved in the lumbering trade, market hunting, and farming.

At an early age, like his father and his brother before him, he took to the rivers to drive logs. By the time he was a young man, he was one of the most accomplished and respected boatmen and river drivers in Maine.

But, more than that, he was not the stereotypical lumberman, if there was such a thing. David had an appreciation for literature and books of all kinds. After the drive, if he went to Bangor, he didn't spend his pay on Exchange Street at the saloons, he went to the bookstores.

It is likely that his love for reading led to his ability to write so well. He was a frequent contributor to the national sportsmen's magazines and newspapers.


From Maine woodsman, lumberman, crafter of ships knees, Civil War soldier, miner in Nevada, and respected outdoor writer, David Stone Libbey lived a varied and dangerous life.


In this historical fiction novel, Maine Author, Tommy Carbone informs the reader, in an entertaining and captivating way, about this period of history.





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