Davida McCaslin (1885-1963) was the beloved, long-time chair of the English department at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and was perhaps best known for her non-fiction book Reaching Other Minds. Bold Water was her only novel.
The only novel by the beloved, and influential, Millikin University English Department chairperson and professor Davida McCaslin, back in print for the first time in 70 years. It's the deeply-felt, intimate saga of Bold Water, a town on the Maine coast, and the turbulent, storm-tossed lives of the people who live there, all deeply rooted in the history and beauty of the land.
"A beautiful story of Maine. The book has color, excitement and reality." Decatur Daily Review
"Her writing is marked by a delicate quality," Decatur Herald & Review