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Douglas Charles Toland
Born in 1942, Douglas Charles Toland grew up in a semirural corner of northern Delaware. The third of three sons in a blue-collar family, he felt confined
by the pressures of near...view moreBorn in 1942, Douglas Charles Toland grew up in a semirural corner of northern Delaware. The third of three sons in a blue-collar family, he felt confined
by the pressures of near-constant parental and sibling monitoring throughout childhood. Rarely confident in the adolescent social world as well, he found
solace in nature and in his love for all living things. This book highlights many of his struggles with unrealistic expectations (including many of his
own), feeling victimized, coping with life-threatening migraine headaches, overcoming a crippling academic deficit, and his anxiety over the Cold War and
America’s expanding consumerism following World War II. But because of his family’s steadfastness, his love of weather and all things natural, discipline
learned in the navy and in college, and his discovery of mineralogy, Doug developed a unique perspective on himself and this world. His fishing,
prospecting, and other outdoor experiences gave him time and place to shape his thoughts on several grave dangers facing the world, in particular the
people living the Western lifestyle. He developed an untutored but unique writing style by corresponding with family and friends since childhood, along
with his first wife’s help in reviewing and editing technical reports. This is his story about surviving, growing beyond his earlier life’s tempestuous sea
of confusion and fear of failure, learning valuable life skills while an Alaskan resident for twenty-five years, and eventually finding his spiritual and
emotional center.view less
Books by Douglas Charles Toland
This Life's Tempestuous Sea: Risks Survived and Lessons Learned While Growing up and Growing Older (And Voicing Several Concerns for America and the World)