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any other robert ruark fans out there besides stan and me...
"use enough gun"...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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I've read "Horn of the Hunter"... Very enjoyable book.
Dreams of Africa...
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I've read most of his books.
Mike
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I have most of Ruark's books, and enjoy the ones on Africa. But, if you can have only one let it be the big combination book with the twin title The Old Man and the Boy and The Old Man's Boy Grows Older. If you had a Grandaddy that schooled you in things outdoors, as I did, this book will be very special to you.
SRH
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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my favorites are:
"poor no more"
"the honey badger"
both grenadine sagas...and of course "women"...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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I read The Old Man & the Boy when it was a monthly feature in Field & Stream, started in the High School library. I also read a lot of his Safari stories in the mags. As to his actual books the only one I can recall reading was Something of Value. You can count me in as a Fan though.
Miller/TN
I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra
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At a young age “the Old Man And The Boy” was my first introduction to the sporting life with rod and gun. It had a lasting impression on me and I have reread it several times and has never grown old (as I have).
When an old man dies a library burns to the ground. (Old African proverb)
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Same here, I love "The Old Man and the Boy".
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I've long been a Ruark fan and have read nearly all of his works. "The Old Man and the Boy" is my favorite.
He had a gift. Sadly, he destroyed it with alcohol.
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I checked out "Use Enough Gun" from the Bookmobile that came to our neighborhood when I was around 12 years old. I was totally intrigued and probably read it three times before I had to return it. It sent me on a path of reading any African hunting book I could get my hands on. I've read most of his titles.The "Honey Badger" and "Uhuru" were deeply moving to me.
Dodging lions and wasting time.....
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