Life in the ‘wilderness’
The Collier cabin on Meldrum Creek (Wil Stewart in the foreground).
The building was restored by the Canadian Army Engineers in 1989, after public protests against plans to demolish it. This four-room cabin replaced the original, one-room home which the Colliers occupied when they first moved to Meldrum Creek.
In the book, Eric Collier (as his title suggests) paints a picture of the life he led with his family as remote and isolated. They were ‘three against the wilderness’.
How does Veasy Collier recall that life?
According to Eric Collier’s book, the family headed straight from Riske Creek to Meldrum Creek.
Veasy Collier reveals that this was not the whole story.
I remember my mother reading the Readers Digest condensation of “Three Against the Wilderness” in 1959 to me when I was nine and to two boys who lived up the road. I’ve read the book numerous times and continue to enjoy it – and have in recent years given or loaned a copy to several out doorsmen, friends of mine. Please know that they too have enjoyed it. Please cherish the knowledge that the story is still respected and appreciated.
James V. Delk, 154 Sunset Drive, Whitwell, TN 37397
Thanks for the post
I also loved this book
I was born in 1959.
But my Nana gave me copy in 1973
Loved it & I still have it.
Theodore Benton Adelaide Australia