Outer Island Treasure
Posted Monday, Nov 08th, 2010 at 11:59amI am in the process of picking photos for the Outer Island book (that I have "reconstituted" from my grandfather's notes and papers). My brother, Chris, is helping me get the file ready to send to an on-line publisher - Lulu.com. We work late at night at his house and fortify ourselves with dark chocolate. Yet to do: pick out the cover pictures, make a few changes in text and send it off for printing!
Here is a wild photo I found on my last trip to NYC to pick out photos for the book:
The handsome man in white is a mystery. My grandfather Leonard seems to be in a bathing suit or underwear. And Grace has on some ridiculous bloomers! It was likely taken in 1931.
Here's another one of my sea-worthy grandfather:
Here is a photo I am considering for the cover:
Or maybe this one:
Here's what I am thinking of putting on the back:
It is some notes on revising his book, Outer Island.