The Lusty Life of Loon Lake Lloyd: True Life Western Tales

LLoyd and Ellen, you have outdone yourself. The stories are funny , to the point, and written in down to earth fashion such as Mark Twain. The book may not be politically correct, but you will read it with a smile on your face and and a chuckle in your heart. It brings back many familiar adventures when I was a kid growing up in the back woods of Oregon. The Pen and Ink renderings of Ellen Keeland to illustrate the stories is impecable. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

Lloyd Keeland is an American Icon. He has been there done that. As a former Marine in WWII I can attest to his heroics in surviving Iwo Jima. He was one of the few that survived the entire campaign somewhat intact. His yarns about the logging industry brought back some great memories for me. Again, he knows his stuff. Some of the episodes at Loon Lake were indeed hilarious, they were also very believable. Some of those goofy happenings I have been through so I can vouch for their authenticity. Anyone who knows the Northwest or has an interest in our history should enjoy Lusty Lloyd, he is a classic.

Your wording is so real. I used to hang around my father in his time off from working in the woods. I have ordered four books because I want my four kids (all grown) to get an idea of what he lived when he was a younger man. This book will do it much better than I ever could. I'm sure all burned out old loggers will love your book. Even my wife likes it.

The Lusty Life of Loon Lake Lloyd is the funniest, down to earth book I have ever read! His vivid descriptions mentally place you in each funny situation.

...actually, not "one of a kind" but one from that greatest generation!! As the daughter of a WW11 vet and a logger, I could really appreciate the stories, real as they were, of Lloyd's war days and logging. Ellen did a great job of capturing his colorful character as Lloyd "told it like it was"! Her illustrations certainly captured the picture forming in my mind as I visualized his antics! We all need to take lessons from this hard working guy with the great sense of humor & zest for life!! Great reading!!