Just Like a Soldier: A True Story of Family, Farming, and Finding Hope in Ordinary Folk

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Robert Stark

Just Like a Soldier

A True Story of Family, Farming, and Finding Hope in Ordinary Folk

Robert Stark

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Secret Garden Alaska
18 December 2024

Memoirs; Rural communities; Family & relationships

Bob Stark wanted to be a farmer. The seed was planted while chasing a man with a gun through a farmer's field in Iraq. Nine years later, he and his brother bought property in rural Alaska to start the arduous work of turning a forest into a field. After their agreement falls through, Bob is left to work the land alone. With struggles piling high and no resolutions in sight, he withdraws every dollar he has to embark on a motorcycle journey to either save himself or destroy himself.

Just Like a Soldier is a memoir about accepting the past, building a better future, and appreciating the present. A story of grit, forgiveness, and hope. Campfires, fresh apples, and strengthening family ties.

By: Robert Stark
Imprint: Secret Garden Alaska
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 630g
ISBN: 9798986178042
Pages: 420
Publication Date: 18 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Stark was eighteen when he parachuted into Iraq as an infantryman during the invasion of 2003. After the Army, he spent six years jumping between jobs, towns, temples, and churches in search of peace and purpose before buying land to settle down in his home state of Alaska. He lives and farms with his wife and children. Just Like a Soldier is his second book. Learn more at SECRETGARDENALASKA.ORG