The Mail Must Go Through A Canyon Adventure - Hardcover

9780967772905: The Mail Must Go Through A Canyon Adventure

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0967772907 ISBN 13: 9780967772905

This true story is told in an interesting manor that adds 'life' to the way mail is delivered by mules every day to the most remote Indian village in the United States.

A letter narrates, in simple verse, its journey from any city to Supai Arizona, a Havasupai Indian village at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Along the way it meets other pieces of mail such as Maggie Magazine, Reggie Registered, Chunky and a box of baby chicks. Because the residents of Supai must get their groceries by mule train mail, the letter gets a look at the only walk-in freezer in the US Postal system and meets French Fry Pierre, Henry Hot Dog and Sloppy Joe. After being strapped to the backs of the mules for the 8 mile journey to the bottom of the canyon the mule train encounters a flash flood that threatens the mail, the mules and the humans in charge.

A delightful way to learn something new about the mail, mules and the intriguing Havasupai Indian Tribe.

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�ber die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ron Swisher worked for the US Postal Service for more than 40 years. He began in Golden Colorado in 1955, but because of Rhumatoid Arthritis from childhood he was forced to transfer to Arizona in 1957. He worked as a clerk, carrier and rural carrier before being promoted to a low level management position in 1964. He was promoted through many management ranks and became Postmaster of Mesa in 1972. In 1986 Ron was elected National President of the National League of Postmasters in Washington DC. It was in that capacity that he first traveled by mule to the remote Indian village of Supai AZ. He wanted to bring to the public's attention how the mail goes everywhere, no matter the remoteness or difficulty in getting there.

This is the first in what is meant to be a series on "The Mail Must Go Through". Ron has already researched 3 weeks with an Eskimo family in Alaska and 3 weeks with an Amish family in Lancaster County PA for books in the series. These books will deal with the cultural differences of the children in these locations.

Ron has written hundreds of poems, both inspirational and humorous. His days on farms and ranches as a child in Colorado have given him a depth of information coupled with an ever present sense of humor that have caused his works to be popular wherever they are seen or heard. While living in Michigan for 2 years, he became known as the Cowboy Poet of Michigan and gave several public performances in the Detroit/Oakland County area.

He and his wife, Karen, now live in a very rural area in the Kona Coffee growing district of the Big Island of Hawaii where they are developing a small tropical fruit and coffee farm while he is designing a new home and working on his next book.

Auszug. � Genehmigter Nachdruck. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Suddenly I hear a peeping sound. I wonder what it is.
As best I can I look around to see what I have missed.
Then I spot it! A large box addressed to Truxton on Rt.66.
And can you guess what's peeping..?

ITS FULL OF BABY CHICKS.
.........
Twenty mules are waiting to take us on our way.
Each mule has a name, I learned some of them today.
I'm assigned to Rabbit. With those long ears, his name seems right.
Chunky will ride Snowball, a short mule who is pure white.
........

Just two miles down an eight mile trail,
it begins to rain real hard.
I can tell by Brian's worried face,
it catches him off guard.
Rain water running off the cliffs, causes many waterfalls.
Some are wide and powerful, some a thousand feet tall.
Water running down the canyon is washing the trail away.
Every ravine becomes a river. Will we get safely down today?
We are well protected from rainfall coming down.
Then Snowball slips and falls. I'm afraid that he will drown.

Snowball can swim and swim he does, right down the rushing stream.
Until he gets his footing back it seems like a bad dream.
......
First the children, then the dogs. The adults come behind.
They follow us to the post office to see what mail they'll find.
There is one entire family. Mother, Father, Son and Daughter.
In their native language, Havasupai means "People of the Blue-Green water".
.....
Even though I am delivered, the joy I bring will last.
If you think it's fun getting a letter, try being one...
....It's a BLAST!

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Sprache: Englisch
ISBN 10: 0967772907
ISBN 13: 9780967772905
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