Reading: 'Gifford Pinchot and the First Foresters'

MILFORD — Author Bibi Gaston will read from her new book, "Gifford Pinchot and the First Foresters" at the Patisserie Fauchere, 403 Broad St,. Milford.
The reading, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, is offered free of charge as part of the Pike County Historical Society's outreach program.
The book was written with historian Char Miller. From its description on Amazon:
"In 2005, six tattered blue boxes were unearthed in the Library of Congress's Pinchot Collection in Washington D.C. Inside were 5,000 pages of letters describing the work of early resource conservation professionals. The boxes were labeled simply 'The Old Timers.'
"Penned between the years 1937 to 1941 by the first class of American Forest Rangers to serve under President Theodore Roosevelt and First Chief of the U.S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot, the letters offer a mirror to the America we once were, and a guidebook for the road ahead.
"These narratives tell of extreme hardship, fearless struggle, confrontations with cattlemen, miners, loggers, and the challenge of turning confrontations into cooperation and gratitude.
"It wasn't an easy life by any means, but to these men and women, their life of service was the best life they could imagine. To a one, they were grateful for the chance to live a meaningful life in a time of struggle."
Gaston's first book, "The Loveliest Woman in America: A Tragic Actress, Her Lost Diaries and Her Granddaughter's Search for Home," was published in 2008.
For more information call the Patisserie at 570-409-1246.