Fascinating Read!
This is a fascinating read! McCaskey was a man of many talents and interests beyond being an outstanding educator! The author masterfully weaves his life together with the history of the time!

Fantastic Biography
What an absolute joy it is to read this wonderful book. I find this in-depth biography to be rather surprising as I am learning so much more than I ever knew about this local community hero. I live in Lancaster and all four of my children and three of my grandchildren graduated from J. P. McCaskey High School where Mrs. Parcil taught. What an excellent example McCaskey is for all people who desire the very best for their fellow mankind. The author has done a marvelous job both in her research and execution to bring this "good mans" story to life. Well worth the read for anyone interested in historical people who truly made a difference in the lives of others.
Rita R. Boyer
Lancaster, PA

Excellent
For avid readers of biographies, this book will not disappoint. As would be expected of any author, the work is amply annotated with references provided for those inclined towards history. Nonetheless, the author’s style draws in the reader and provides an intriguing story about a man bridging the end of the Civil War into the Gilded Age.

For those who may be less inclined towards biographies, this work also serves as a useful proxy for educating readers about the history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Even with the passage of time, some sites and buildings mentioned in Parsil’s book are still available for viewing by anyone wanting to walk through a great southcentral PA city.
I recommend “Lancaster’s Good Man.

Wes Farmer, Ph.D.