My New Book: "Sleepaway - Memories of Deerhead" - Now In Publication !!!!!!
About the Book
“The train’s soulful whistle echoing across the valley was interrupted by claps of thunder amidst the steady splatter of rain. Lightening continued its sporadic dance as it flashed the black hillsides and the mausoleum. It was frightening, eerie and almost surreal, like some horror movie. Tired, wet, hungry and afraid of the lightening being so exposed on a hill top in Mudsville during a severe thunder storm, we had little to do but curl up in our soaked jellyrolls and wait. Dinner obviously never arrived and I don’t think anyone slept."
This is a nostalgic and humorous autobiographical memoire of Doctor Robert Schoenfeld’s vivid recollections and adventures at a sleepaway camp owned and operated by his father Sam. (See "Play It Again Sam" tab at left for Info on Sam's new Documentary Movie)
He spent his first 25 summers at Camp Deerhead and his book chronicles the evolution of a rather small primitive boy’s camp in the early nineteen thirties, into one of the most successful and popular co-ed sports camps in the country. It follows him through his summers at camp, as uniquely seen through his eyes. Recollections and descriptions of sports, color wars, snipe hunts, banquets, camp pranks, his first romantic interest, and more will ignite the memories of anyone who ever attended a sleepaway camp. He eventually sees sleepaway camps for what they truly are. The strong bonds that are forged through shared experiences often last a lifetime and helped mold who we have become.
The evolution of Camp Deerhead and the many humorous adventures and misadventures of Bob and his bunk mates are documented with over 130 photographs taken during those wonderful years. Anyone who has been to a sleepaway camp will easily identify with the many adventures in Sleepaway - Memories of Deerhead.
Take this trip down memory lane with Bob and relive those glorious summers which have helped to define us all. Although each camp is unique, there is a generic thread that runs through them all. Sleepaway will bring it all back!
This is Doctor Schoenfeld’s second book, following the successful publication of “OVER THERE”, recounting his 6 years of medical studies in Switzerland.
Doctor Schoenfeld founded and ran a successful group practice on Long Island, New York and has only recently been semiretired. He maintains a strong interest in photography and has had two successful photographic exhibits at one of New York’s most prestigious art galleries, The National Art Club at Gramercy Park. He is married and has three children and four grandchildren.
“The whole ship shuddered from the vibration of its massive
propellers as it broke through the surface of the roaring sea. Here I
was on January 22, 1961, in the North Atlantic in the midst of a
horrific Nor- Easter. All I could envision was the ship snapping in
two, and going down into the deep black waters of the icy Atlantic.
“We're going down, we're not going to make it!” That thought
raced through my mind over and over, like a runaway train.”
“OVER THERE” is about the six year journey I took to obtain
my medical degree. As a college graduate from New York, I found myself
in the middle of
Switzerland, attending medical school, where all the courses were given
in either French or German and all the exams were oral. The courses
were supposed to be in English, but that obviously was
not the case. I could neither speak nor understand either language.
I had but two options: one was to go home and reapply in the states,
the other was to find a way to overcome theses seemingly impossible
obstacles. I chose to stay.
“OVER THERE” chronologically follows me from my last year at
Columbia, through my six years of medical studies overseas. The stories
are factual as best as I
can recall. You just can’t make this stuff up, you have to live it!
Many of the adventures are enriched by the numerous photographs which I
have included within the book, giving the reader a much
greater understanding of the unfolding story.
Since I was already taking photographs early on, I was also able to
include many beautiful colored pictures of the magnificent scenery that
surrounded me during those six
exciting years. It was a great journey and I hope you will take the trip
with me, once again.
About the Book
This is a nostalgic and humorous autobiographical memoire of Doctor Robert Schoenfeld’s vivid recollections and adventures at a sleepaway camp owned and operated by his father Sam. (See "Play It Again Sam" tab at left for Info on Sam's new Documentary Movie) 
About the Book
