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Jason McIntire
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Lots of cuss words, but no blasphemy... which is why I'm still reading at this point. Riveting account, very unvarnished.
— Jul 14, 2017 09:49PM
Jason McIntire
is on page 63 of 296
The really weird thing, considering the aforementioned verbal abuse, is that the author seems to have had an overall really good relationship with his father and a childhood of happy poverty.
— Jul 07, 2017 09:53PM
Jason McIntire
is on page 31 of 296
The verbal abuse this guy got from his father is just horrible....
— Jul 06, 2017 10:20PM
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I have no idea who vandalized the description (which was correct when I added the book). It's the life story of a local guy's uncle, who fought with the 101st at Bastogne. He's a good writer, in a homespun sort of way. I wouldn't mind him muting some of the cussing, but at least he hasn't quoted a single instance of blasphemy so far.
That does sound pretty interesting. If you share the correct description, I'll update it.
This is from the back of the book:The Life Story of the Littlest Paratrooper...
He ran the ridges of the Ozarks as a boy, helping his family survive the depression by running traplines and paddling johnboats on the Big Piney River. When World War II broke out, he joined the 101st Airborne and fought at Bastogne, where a small group of paratroopers were trapped in the snow and besieged by German troops in one of the nation's greatest and bloodest battles. He returned to become a top-notch fishing guide and one of the Ozarks' most knowledgeable fishermen.
This is the story of one of the Ozarks' most colorful native sons... and this is a book filled with humor and nostalgia and a backwoods philosophy that will lift your spirits.
And you even fixed my typo on "bloodest." If I'd set that up as a test, I'd be very proud of you for passing it! :-)Seriously, good job fixing it and not even mentioning it.
Can you also fix the number of pages? My copy has 348, not 296, and I'm pretty sure there's only one edition.
What's the real scoop?