The Colorado Whoopenhollars
by Jean Rutherford Duaine
Throughout the dark decade of the 1930’s, a young father was separated from his wife and small children, due to the Great Depression. He was fortunate, however, to have found employment with the U.S. Forest Service as a Supervisor of the young enrollees of the newly formed Civilian Conservation Corps, known as the C.C.C’s.
In camp, evenings were long and lonely for him after the day’s work was over. He missed his family and the fun he enjoyed with his four little sons and one little daughter. To help fill those hours, he wrote stories about his children, giving them the last name “Whoopenhollar”. He made up wonderful tales of adventure, involving the Whoopenhollar kids in the mountainous regions of outdoor Colorado. Sometimes, the characters would be lost in the woods and sometimes even come face-to-face with danger. He entitles these small tales as the Whoopenhollar Stories.
Author Jean Rutherford Duaine preserves these amazing stories that her father had written to them for over twenty-five years and uses it as an inspiration in writing her own chronicle, The Colorado Whoopenhollars. It includes notable experiences of her childhood years and shares how she, her brothers, and their mother managed to live a good life despite the Great Depression. Histories of two families, the Rutherfords and Ecklunds are also included in the book.
Touching, inspiring, and truly heartwarming, The Colorado Whoopenhollars is a delightful tale that everyone can enjoy.
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ISBN13 (TP) 978-1-4415-2989-3
ISBN13 (HB) 978-1-4415-2990-9