Don't Call Me Ma

by Sam Churchill

"Don't call me Ma" Sam Churchill's mother admonished, "Calves call their mothers 'Ma'" This is a true story of a transplanted Boston lady and her logger husband as they made a home in the Northwest woods. Sam Churchill grew up there, loving every minute of it. At this remote spot, the stars were the streetlights, and God was everywhere. Sam's memory makes it live again.

Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction

201 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1998

Reviews

[Bill Brewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this sequel to Big Sam by Sam Churchill. A lot of Clatsop County, Oregon history in the early 20th century. The road from Portland to Seaside cuts through the setting for this book when the massive trees had ten foot diameters. "This is a land of God, trees and muscle". Sam grows up in a lumber camp and recounts and his observations of adults around him.

[Victoria Grusing · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was among my father's books. He was a gypo logger about 10 years younger than Sam. This brought back a lot of memories and terms that I remember from growing up. He never worked using trains; but he did enjoy trains. Now I understand why he was attracted to them and wanted to see certain ones.
I hope He and Sam are having some good talks and enjoying trees where they are.