In these earthy and hilarious tales, Dr. Holley writes about his life as a bush doctor in the Canadian north and as a surgeon in the old, rugged West. From Yellowknife to New York"s Columbia University, he mixed medicine with mischief for half a century. Al Holley wasn"t just a doctor. His roles ranged from cowboy to author, stagecoach driver to train robber. He worked as an army lieutenant, a historian, an artist, a Justice of the Peace, and even acted on the streets of Barkerville, heart of the Cariboo Gold Rush. These stories show just how good a tough life in the backwoods can be. The doctor captivates his audience with his ability to see to the very essence of people. Above all, Holley knows how to laugh at himself, and to make others laugh at the strange things life can toss up.