About Pirate Girl Falls Through Beaver Dam by Wren Godfrey Chapman
In 1968, why did a gently raised southern girl quit collage, run away to sea, and join a scurvy crew of pirates, searching for sunken treasure and running contraband? Why did she allow the first mate to tie her in the crow’s-nest during a fierce tropical storm? Why did she flee the Bahamas in the cover of night, fall through a beaver dam during a Rocky Mountain blizzard, and hide out in a Colorado wilderness cave with her good dog, Rocky Raccoon.
Wren Godfrey told herself it was to escape the tragedy of the war in Vietnam and her failed engagement to the love of her young life. But then again, maybe it was to assuage her rebellious case of wanderlust.
With a strong female voice and sense of place in the Carolinas, Florida, Colorado, and the Bahamas, Pirate Girl describes a lifelong process of discovery through the adventurous lessons of Earth School.
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Author Bio:
Wren Godfrey (aka Jeanette) was born and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She attended Western Carolina University before striking out for Key West, working on boats in the Bahamas, and experiencing adventures of a lifetime which resulted in her memoir “Pirate Girl Falls Through Beaver Dam”. During her venturesome life, she was a ski instructor, sea kayak guide, inn operator for outdoor enthusiasts, and “house flipper” for over fifty years. With her sometimes husband and little deaf dog Hopi, she lives in an ancient house in Camden, South Carolina and a log cabin on the shoulder of Mount Mitchell. jaegodfrey@mac.com