The Old Man and the Boy, Robert Ruark
The Old Man and the Boy, Robert Ruark
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The Old Man and the Boy

Author: Robert Ruark

Narrator: Norman Dietz

Unabridged: 10 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/07/2017

Categories: Fiction, Family Life


Synopsis

This classic 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.

About Robert Ruark

Robert Ruark (1915-1965) was an author and columnist. His many books include The Old Man and the Boy, Poor No More, and The Old Man's Boy Grows Older.


Reviews

I've mentioned before that I'm a huge fan of Robert Ruark's writing, at least his "outdoor writing". For many years Mr. Ruark wrote a column in Field and Stream Magazine...The Old Man and the Boy, Mr. Ruark himself being the boy. This is a collection these. I suppose I love this for the same reason(s......more

Goodreads review by Dan

For me this book is a classic and a must read. It's one of a few books that I routinely give away, not as a gift but just because "You haven't read it?! Here, take this home." Robert Ruark story of growing up in the Southport area of NC puts him in my neck of the woods. His stories of growing up, wis......more

Goodreads review by Cindy

While this is a book for men about being a man, I think in today's world it is women who ought to be reading it. Ruark recounts the profound affect his grandfather had in raising him to be a real man. The old man used man's natural affinity to the outdoors, hunting and fishing, to teach the boy a mu......more