From coal oil lights to satellites : memoirs of a Haliburton County redneck

This engrossing book is an autobiography of a man living in a time of unprecedented change. Following thousands of years of slow scientific advancement and comparatively minor inventions, we live in a time when change is evident daily. Born in the Highlands of Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada, in a house on a dirt road, with no electricity or indoor plumbing, Ray Miller takes the reader through the many phases of his life filled with financial, medical, and emotional challenges. Read how the rapid pace of modern innovation took him from transportation by horse and buggy to supersonic air travel and from word of mouth to cell phones. Follow his experiences; sometimes moving, often humorous, as relationships and hard work take him through his fascinating life. Personal reminiscences of a man growing up in and around Haliburton County, Ontario. Stories are funny, moving and offer a fascinating glimpse into life as it was in Ontario in the 30's and 40's and beyond. These are all true stories based on actual entries in diaries. The house was on the west side of the road, five miles from Minden toward Kinmount.