Three Sheets to the Wind

About the Book

Comparing his progression through life to the erratic gait of a drunken sailor, Gropman recounts his life at sea on a three-masted schooner, then proceeds to the story of two years in the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) during the 1930s. Working in the forests of coastal Oregon and then on the slopes of snow and ice covered mountains in Montana's Glacier Park, he tells the gripping story of fighting a leaping crown fire in the forest near St. Mary's Lake. These early adventures are followed by his escapade when picked up as a hitch-hiker by a man driving a stolen car.

About the Author

Born in Brooklyn soon after the end of the First World War, Paul Gropman was educated in the public schools of New York. Leaving high school during the Depression to work and bring money home to the family he was rescued from that dreary prospect by his enrollment in the CCC. This was soon after followed by enlistment in the US Army, with service in the US, Philippines and Japan. He returned home and began to write. His first novel, The Magicians, was followed by A Halo for Jenny. He lives with his wife in Woodland Hills, California.