Tales from the Blue Ox
Dan Brett is a writer and illustrator with a strong interest in traditional skills and self-sufficiency. Originally from the Midwest, he headed west as a young man and-after extensive traveling that included a five-year stint in Germany-settled in Northern California, where he now lives with his wife, Miriam. He was introduced to Eric Hollenbeck and the Blue Ox through a mutual blacksmithing friend, and was immediately enthralled with the spirit and vision he found there. This book is the culmination of that interest.The author has written articles for Backpacker, Country Back Roads and California Blacksmith and has also written a book entitled, Hike America: Northern California, published by Globe Pequot Press.