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Roughing It

Step into the rollicking, heartwarming world of Roughing It, where outhouses, barefoot summers, and pet chickens weren’t odd — they were everyday life.

From the log cabins of Brown County, Indiana, to the untamed springs of Florida’s panhandle, M. Dawn Dayton paints an unforgettable portrait of growing up in a time when kids made toys from feed sacks, rode mules for fun, and learned life’s hardest lessons with grit and laughter.

With humor, heart, and a storyteller’s eye for the little moments that shape a life, Dayton invites readers into a bygone era full of family bonds, fearless curiosity, and the charm of living off the grid — long before it was trendy.

Roughing It isn’t just a memoir. It’s a love letter to the American spirit — and to the wild, wonderful ride of growing up different.