The Myrtlewood Grove

He sold the farm and all of his possessions, except for a canvas bag which held his clothing, boots, and five of his favorite books, and a hand case for the family Bible, his father's straight razor, his mother's locket, and a few personal mementos of the McClure farm. His only other possessions were a money belt strapped snugly about his waist, under his longjohns, and his best hunting knife sheathed on his belt near his right hand. - from The Myrtlewood Grove. On the deathbed promise of his mother, young Scott McClure made his way to the southern Oregon coast in 1850, searching for his father. He left a boy. And in the wilds of a new nation, he became a man. Royal LaPlante was raised in Tacoma, Washington. He is now retired and resides with his wife in Washington State.