Books that shaped a reader’s heart and mind
The piece recalls favorite books from childhood and young adulthood, focusing on The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. It frames reading as empathy and growth, cites Roswell Public Library summers, and notes lifelong impact through discussion and context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shel Silverstein
Roswell Public Library
Mr. Silverstein
James
Cristina A. Arnold
Luffs Candy History Lights Roswell Candy Maker Era
Roswell’s confectionery story centers on B H Luff who moved to Roswell around 1908 as an expert candy maker. He opened Luffs with a soda fountain and built a factory and bakery, expanding retail wholesale and ice cream, later selling part to E J Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.H. Luff
Roswell
Woolworths
Thompson Brothers
Fourth
Main Streets
Luff's
Seventh Street
Main Street
Luff
Texas
E.J. Robertson
Luffs
Vision
Luff’s Candy Factory
Luff’s
New Mexico
Panhandle
Pecos Valley
Daily Record
W. F. Epling
Grand Forks
N.D
Epling
John B. Kipling
England
Kipling
George Freidenbloom
Chicago
R.E. Power
Mr. Kipling
United States
Cemetery Association
Pecos
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southwest
Charles Walker
Trinidad
Colorado
Also Mentioned on This Page
Matlock
TBS
Roswell Public
Fenimore Cooper
Daniel Day Lewis
Hawkeye
Cora Munro
The
Janice Dunnahoo
the Historical Society For Southeast
Roswell Daily Record
Rdrnews
N. Main St