From Coal Oil Lights to Satellites
Memoirs of a Haliburton County Redneck
Ray Miller
Part history, part social commentary, based on fact, this engrossing book is an autobiography of a man living in a time of unprecedented change. Following thousands of years of little scientific advancement and comparatively small inventions, comes a time when change is evident daily.
Born in the Highlands of Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada in a house on a dirt road with no electricity or indoor plumbing, and proud to be called a redneck, Ray Miller takes you with him through the many phases of his life showing financial, medical, and emotional challenges and achievements.
Read how rapid invention took Ray from transportation by horse and buggy to supersonic air travel and from word of mouth to cell phones. Follow Ray's experiences; sometimes moving, often humorous, as relationships and hard work take him through his fascinating life. Touching on the lives of many people he brings the past of Haliburton County to life.