Sam’s Books
Posted December 2, 2016 at 5:46 am by Tim Dustrude
From the SJ Update mailbag this morning, Emily Geyman shares this with you…
Sam R. Buck II, who recently passed away, lived almost all of his 89 years on San Juan Island and wrote a trilogy of books which give a unique perspective of life in the islands from the 1920s to today.
The Bucks Stopped Here is the story of the Buck family beginning with Sam’s father who served four terms as County Attorney, 1920-28 and 1930-38, his contributions to county government and the role of his son, Sam Buck II, in the real estate economy of the islands.
Sam Sr. and Barbara Buck – Contributed photo
Every Day Is An Adventure: Growing Up on San Juan Island offers intriguing stories of what Sam and his friends did for fun, e.g. camping at Jakle’s Lagoon as children, fishing for dogfish livers and netting rabbits as teenagers and much more.
A Letter to the People of Our Amazing and Wonderful San Juan Islands relates the history of the islands and islanders from 1873 to changes in the economy and government in the 1960s and 1970s to 2016 and proposes new directions for county government.
The trilogy is available at Griffin Bay Books and Island Studios in Friday Harbor.
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