Description
(Beagles, heifers, chickens and other means of transportation)
A Pennsylvania farm boy comes of age.
This is the true story of love and survival, of a great dad raising, protecting, and mentoring an impossible kid. It takes place on a family farm outside Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, during one of America’s most innocent eras, 1949 to 1956. Georgie tells first-person stories of farm, school, church, and family life from his age five to age twelve. All of it is touching; most of it is hilarious and unique. Very few people have experienced the misadventures Georgie experienced daily. An example is “The chicken wagon,” a quest for reliable and available draft animals to pull his wagon. The stories often take place in a one-room schoolhouse and feature the characters who shaped Georgie’s life, including the Reed Brothers who came to school after being skunk-sprayed, and the small church where the preacher showed up to dinner, unexpected but always fed.
REVIEWS-
“I was instantly sucked into this sweet story of the American Dream, the way it was supposed to be. Sometimes I laughed out loud. “Surviving Georgie” really touched my heart.” ~ Victoria Jackson, Saturday Night Live alum
“A refreshingly honest, delightful look at a time when life was simple, priorities were clear, and the lines between right and wrong were as distinct as your (sometimes exasperated) parent shouting your name. Travel back to the 1950s with George Caylor as he tells of growing up on a western Pennsylvania farm. Roar with laughter at his zany plans to make life on the farm more interesting. Hold your breath as he straps a parachute on the cat and drops it from the barn loft. When he hooks up a team of chickens to pull him in his wagon. When his antics interrupt, once again, his poor father’s afternoon nap. George’s life was anything but dull. You’ll feel as though you’re sitting with him, listening to him regale you with stories of a home where God came first, children were taught respect, and love, mercy, and grace were demonstrated every day.”
~ Michele Huey, Inspirational Author and Speaker, Punxsutawney, PA
Janet Bradley, Forest, VA –
My late husband Mark asked George for the “Surviving Georgie” manuscript because Mark knew he wouldn’t be here when the book was published. Mark was in pain during the last weeks of his illness, but he forgot the pain and was laughing loudly while reading the book. His last request to George Caylor was to give me an autographed book after it was published.