Grandfather Author:Tom Brown Jr. This is the true story of "Grandfather," the 83 year-old Lipan Apache whose people roamed free, far from the chaos of modern civilization. Living without limits or time, Grandfather's world was one of eternity and grand simplicity, in which true riches were defined in the beauty of nature and the wisdom of the integrated philosophies of the trib... more »es he met throughout the Americas, as well as others the world-over.
In his 83rd year, Grandfather met a precocious, adventurous, seven-year-old boy in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. For the next 10 years, until Grandfather's passing, this unlikely duo was nearly inseparable as the elder man imparted all he'd learned throughout his many years, and the young boy eagerly embraced the knowledge.
Today, more than 14 years after writing this book, Tom narrates these wonderful stories and accounts of Grandfather with all the emotion and passion that a person can have for a beloved elder who was so intrinsic to forming the spirituality and values of the man we now know as the world's foremost Tracker, Survivalist, and Outdoorsman, - Tom Brown, Jr.
In this re-telling of "Grandfather", Tom has added a new introduction as well as heartfelt, spontaneous commentary throughout the book.« less