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"Life Along Little Pigeon Creek" is an updated and longer version of "Life on Pigeon Creek." This longer version contains 66,000 words. The earlier version, which was published in 2011, has 54,700 words. The earlier version is still available in paperback, hardcover and as an e-book on Amazon and at Author House. This book is non-fiction and is for children as well as adults of all ages. The people and events depicted in this story are real and true and is a nostalgic look back on the author's life. There are also several heart-touching moments, and the book is laced with humor. This book gives a rare glimpse into rural life from April 1951, to May 1962. It also gives a view into the lives of some remarkable people: from Yankeetown's Tarzan, to the Cat Lady, to other local and even national celebrities.



About the Author

Kenneth Edward Barnes

Kenneth Edward Barnes has been called, "A modern day Mark Twain" by a local newspaper reporter. "He shows a Twain sense of humor in conversation and in his writing. He writes in the 'down to earth' style that Twain used to capture the heart of America."

He was born on April 4, 1951, along the banks of Little Pigeon Creek in the southern tip of Indiana, downstream from where Abraham Lincoln grew up. As a child, he loved fishing from the muddy banks of the creek and roaming in the nearby woods. He never missed an opportunity to be in the outdoors where he could see all of God's creation.

Ken is a nationally published writer, poet and the author of over seventy-five books. Some of his most popular ones are: A Cabin in the Woods; Mysteries of the Bible; Madam President; Life along Little Pigeon Creek; A Children's Story Collection; God's Golden Sparrow; My Favorite Poems, and Barnestorming the Outdoors. This could soon change, however, as he has recently written several others.

The author became a member of Hoosier Outdoor Writers in 1993, where he has won several awards from them in their annual writing contest. He has also been a guest speaker for the Boy Scouts, Daughters of the American Revolution, Teachers Reading Counsel, Kiwanis Club, and at several schools, libraries and churches.

Ken has been an outdoor columnist and contributing editor for several newspapers and magazines: Ohio Valley Sportsman, Kentucky Woods and Waters, Southern Indiana Outdoors, Fur-Fish-Game, Wild Outdoor World, Mid-West Outdoors, and a hard cover book called From the Field. He has written for the Boonville Standard, Perry County News, Newburgh Register and Chandler Post. He has had poems published locally and nationally. One called The Stranger went to missionaries around the world. The poem, Princess, was also published locally and nationally, and won honorable mention in a national contest. His best-loved poem is called Condemned, and has been published by the tens of thousands. Nearly every single poem he has written is in his books, Poems from the Heart and My Favorite Poems.

Ken has worked for an Evansville, Indiana, television station where he had outdoor news segments aired that he wrote, directed and edited. He also had film clips that were aired on the national television shows Real TV and Animal Planet. At this time, he has several short videos on YouTube and on GodTube.

Studying nature since childhood, he is a self-taught ornithologist and a conservationist. In 2009, he became founder and president of the Golden Sparrow Nature Society, the name of which was chosen because of his first published book. Ken loves to share his knowledge and love of nature, and it has been said that he is a walking encyclopedia on birds and animals.

He has followed his dream of being a writer and now lives in a cabin in the woods. Be



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