My Side Of The Mountain Authors preface

Jean Craighead George is the author,his father taught him how to live in the wilderness.Wishing to run to the woods and live on their own seem to be the characteristics. Potomac river, near Washington D.C was were Jean Craighead George was born and raised at. The authors brothers helped him find out how to train a falcon.The reason why the publisher refuses to print this book is because the publisher dosen't want parents to encourge their children to leave home, minnutes later the publisher calls and changes his mind,while that Jean Craighead George tells him it is better to run in the woods than it is to run in the city.This is not a true story.Sam is the main character and Jean Craighead George.