Author: Robert Ruark. Illustrated by Walter Dower. Published by Holt Rinehart, New York, USA, 1957. Printed in USA. Excellent Condition HARDCOVER Book, clean inside, tight spine, seems unread. Clean red-cloth cover with black spine-print. Very Good Condition Dust Jacket, unclipped, slight sun-fade on jacket spine. (Please see all photos of actual book).
THE OLD MAN AND THE BOY, captures the endearing relationship between a man and his grandson as they fish and hunt the lakes and woods of North Carolina. All the while the Old Man acts as teacher and guide, passing on his wisdom and life experiences to the boy, who listens in rapt fascination...a tale of infinite warmth, wisdom, love and understanding".
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robert Chester Ruark (1915-1965) was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. Journalist, author, world traveler, sportsman, and syndicated columnist. For years he wrote a regular monthly column in Field & Stream entitled “The Old Man and The Boy,” in which he recounted his experiences growing up on the North Carolina coast in and around Southport under the tender guidance of his grandfather, who taught him the art of hunting, fishing, and training dogs. These columns were subsequently collected in two books, The Old Man and the Boy (1957) and The Old Man's Boy Grows Older (1961),
For more about this Author, please see: Robert Ruark (nclhof.org)
ISBN: 0030279100
GC&C Stock #563
