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How The Book Originated
- Andrew Vietze discovered the Sewell–Roosevelt story while reading Legacy of a Lifetime as a Baxter State Park ranger. He expanded a Down East Magazine piece into a full book after readers and editors showed strong interest.
Bill Sewell: The Maine Guide
- Bill Sewell grew up in Island Falls, Maine as the first white child and became a self-made, 6'4" woodsman and guide. He read poetry, ran his own lumber crew by 20, and hosted travelers at the Sewell House.
How Roosevelt Met Sewell
- Roosevelt first heard of Sewell from his tutor Arthur Cutler, who visited Island Falls after a train recommendation. Cutler's praise convinced young Roosevelt to travel north to hunt with Sewell in 1878 after his father's death.