Clarence Jonk

""Old Angus, The Unhappy Baker"" is a heartwarming children's book written by Clarence Jonk. The story follows the life of a grumpy old baker named Angus, who is known for his delicious bread and pastries, but also for his sour demeanor. Despite his success as a baker, Angus is unhappy and lonely, and he spends his days in his bakery, avoiding contact with the townspeople.One day, a young girl named Lily comes into the bakery and asks for a job. Angus reluctantly agrees to hire her, and as they work together, he begins to open up to her and share his past. Through their friendship, Angus learns to let go of his bitterness and find joy in life once again.The book is beautifully illustrated and written in a simple, easy-to-understand language, making it perfect for young readers. It teaches important lessons about the power of friendship, forgiveness, and the importance of finding happiness in the simple things in life. Overall, ""Old Angus, The Unhappy Baker"" is a charming and uplifting tale that will delight both children and adults alike.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

In 1933, Clarence Jonk, full of youthful naivete and an urge for adventure, decided to build a houseboat from scrap materials and float it the length of the Mississippi River. In the tradition of Huckleberry Finn and Henry David Thoreau, Jonk recounts a first-person tale of high adventure complete with wry and lyrical observations on life, love, and nature that capture the beauty and harshness of existence along the Mississippi River. Hoping to live rent free on a St Paul lake in hard times, Jonk, a carefree college student and would-be poet, cobbled together his own houseboat from empty oil drums, scrap lumber, and two old Model T engines. Then, evicted by the local authorities, Jonk hauled his rudderless craft through city traffic to the Mississippi and boldly set out from Minneapolis bound for New Orleans in the chill month of October and into the teeth of an early winter. Accompanied at times by his sweetheart, friends, and a dog, Jonk fell overboard, was almost capsized by a blizzard, encountered hostile moonshiners, and fled angry farmers while scrounging for provisions on shore.Inexperience, hasty plans, and little cash made the journey a harrowing yet entertaining one as the boat reached La Crosse, Wisconsin, before being locked perilously in shifting ice for the winter. RIVER JOURNEY is as much a portrait of a now-vanished era as it is about a free-spirited man's attempt to find escape from mundane responsibility during the Great Depression. It is a story that begins in delight and ends in wisdom.