This is a story of boyhood in the countryside of the South. For the person that wants to recall their childhood experiences of adventures in the woods. There are many sub-plots of adventure mixed with relationships of a young boy with his grieving father, a foxhound that will only show loyalty to him and a young girl of his age who has the same love of the outdoors. The illustrations are by a now somewhat famous illustrator who has a museum of his works that is active. Editor's note: The copy held by Open Library is missing two of the most significant pages in the book, 268 and 269. This is true in both the PDF as well as the E-Pub version. But there's enough information surrounding the missing pages to be able to fill in the blanks. A highly recommended read!