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It is Ruark's "fault" that I went on safari. I started reading him at about 10 years of age in the mid 50s. I knew after reading Use Enough Gun and Horn of the Hunter that my life would not be complete without an African Safari. I will be forever grateful to him.
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keith, my guess is that ruark would be willing to think about and discuss most any topic...
and he might even agree that we as a society might even have too much gun, so to speak... I try to avoid the political discussions if I can, but I think the words "too much gun" are the first words in a short and slippery slope towards limited gun ownership or the prohibition thereof. Let us remember we are members on a pro-firearm discussion website of our own volition and act accordingly. I doubt Ruark, would go in much for government-imposed limiting of ownership. Mr. Good et al., I have only read Horn of the Hunter... What would be the best suggestion for my next selection?
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ed,
I read Grenadine Etching and Grenadine's Spawn. They were not up to his later work, definitely not my favorites.
Mike
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falls, most any of ruark's writings would be a good next selection...for a somewhat autobio, try "poor no more"...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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Poor no more was one of my favorites. I read it while I was stationed at Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal( Resident Engineer) at South Port NC, which was the home of the "Old Man". This was the area( there and Wilmington) the book was set in. I felt like I was there in the story, with the places and roads all around being in the book. There was a saying in the book, that I still use. When the mill burned down, they said they "sold it to the yankees"( insurance company).
Mike
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That phrase is still heard around here too, Mike, though most of the younger crowd have not a clue what it means if I don't explain it.
SRH
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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"rusted them out" means the same thing. A tin roof will oxidize almost immediately after fire.
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luv grenadine...she is a fasin natin and dangerous women...
and speakin of such, every guy could benefit from reading "women"...it reveals some of the mysteries of these wonderful creatures and provides insight into more...
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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I liked his comparison of modern American women to the African honey-badger better...Geo
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