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A fine and pleasant misery / Patrick F. McManus ; edited and with an introduction by Jack Samson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : H. Holt, [1987?], c1978.Description: xvi, 209 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0805000321 (pbk.) :
  • 9780805000320 (pbk.)
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Contents:
Introduction by Jack Samson -- A fine and pleasant misery -- A dog for all seasons -- The modified stationary panic -- Gorgan's war surplus -- The big trip -- The theory and application of old men -- The two-wheeled ATV -- The backyard safari -- Shooting the Chick-a-nout Narrows -- The miracle of the fish plate -- The backpacker -- Great outdoor gadgets nobody ever invented -- The purist -- The outfit -- Kid camping -- How to fish a crick -- Further teachings of Rancid Crabtree -- The great cow plot -- The mountain man -- The rescue -- "I'll never forget old 5789-A" -- The ba'r -- The rendezvous -- Cigars, logging trucks, and know-it-alls -- But where's the park, papa? -- A yup of a different color -- Mountain goats never say "cheese!"
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 799.0207 M167 Available 33111007466648
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"A hilarious compilation" ( Los Angeles Times ), A Fine and Pleasant Misery gathers twenty-seven witty, cautionary tales of the outdoor life from beloved humorist Patrick F. McManus in a collection edited and introduced by Jack Samson, long-time editor-in-chief of Field & Stream .

The great outdoors have never been rendered as hysterically as in the reminiscences--true and exaggerated--of Patrick F. McManus. If you're thinking about getting back to nature, the surreal adventures chronicled here will make you think twice about giving it all up for a life of camping, hiking, and hunting.

"An Owl book."

First Owl Book ed. published by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.

Introduction by Jack Samson -- A fine and pleasant misery -- A dog for all seasons -- The modified stationary panic -- Gorgan's war surplus -- The big trip -- The theory and application of old men -- The two-wheeled ATV -- The backyard safari -- Shooting the Chick-a-nout Narrows -- The miracle of the fish plate -- The backpacker -- Great outdoor gadgets nobody ever invented -- The purist -- The outfit -- Kid camping -- How to fish a crick -- Further teachings of Rancid Crabtree -- The great cow plot -- The mountain man -- The rescue -- "I'll never forget old 5789-A" -- The ba'r -- The rendezvous -- Cigars, logging trucks, and know-it-alls -- But where's the park, papa? -- A yup of a different color -- Mountain goats never say "cheese!"

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