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Patrick McManus Books #8313477
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Does anyone remember these? I am thinking around the mid-80's? He wrote a bunch of books, one may have been called something about a Grasshopper Trap. There were several of them and I read them all a long, long time ago and can't remember the details.


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"They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?"

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He wrote many book which I used to have, always good for a laugh


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One of the best! Always read his stories in the back of Outdoor Life first!
That artist was good also , if you looked you could find his daughters name a few times in each drawing. NIKI


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Re: Patrick McManus Books [Re: white marlin] #8313486
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Originally Posted by white marlin
"They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?"



YES! That was one! Like I said, I used to read them all the time and remember them being funny as heck. Wasn't Crazy Eddy the best friend?


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his sister the troll, rancid crabtree. his dog named strange.


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Re: Patrick McManus Books [Re: 160user] #8313491
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They were my grandfather's favorite. As a kid, I didn't like them. Read the one you mentioned about grasshoppers a year or two ago again. It was okay, but still not really my thing....


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Re: Patrick McManus Books [Re: 160user] #8313492
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I have a whole stack of them. At least 12 of them, maybe one or two hidden somewhere. shocked



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The Grasshopper Trap and A Fine and Pleasant Misery are two I remember. Great Stuff!
Retch Sweeney and Rancid Crabtree.....

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LOL I remember he used different body parts to keep it clean.
Like He was a real elbow!


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I own 5 of his books and they are a hoot to read!

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I have two complete sets of his books, one set here at home and another up at camp.


Eh...wot?

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And I loved the column he used to do in Outdoor Life.


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Originally Posted by trapdog1
The Grasshopper Trap and A Fine and Pleasant Misery are two I remember. Great Stuff!
Retch Sweeney and Rancid Crabtree.....



RETCH! That was it. I remember something about him being too poor to have a sleeping bag so he bundled up in an old moth eaten fur coat. He got woke up in the middle of the night and the other kids thought he was a bear trying to eat them.


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Originally Posted by 160user
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The Grasshopper Trap and A Fine and Pleasant Misery are two I remember. Great Stuff!
Retch Sweeney and Rancid Crabtree.....



RETCH! That was it. I remember something about him being too poor to have a sleeping bag so he bundled up in an old moth eaten fur coat. He got woke up in the middle of the night and the other kids thought he was a bear trying to eat them.

You were right about Crazy Eddie Muldoon though, another friend.

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The Night the Bear Ate Gumba. I can't read that story out loud without cracking up. I'm inclined to say much of my life reflects the wisdom of his stories.

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Shoot low boys, they're riding ponies

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You got one up on me buddy….. I have to read a book 100 time just to remember where I left off….
I do good with pictures….. ( not yours)


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My Uncle David had his books and I always enjoyed reading them when I stayed at my grandparents house. I often read his stories first in "Outdoor Life".

They should make some movies out of the books and stories. A sitcom based on the stories could be great.

Keith

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Always used to read his stuff in a magazine such good reading.

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