Robert ruark biography
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Robert Ruark
American novelist
Robert Chester Ruark Jr. | |
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| Born | (1915-12-29)December 29, 1915 Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 1965(1965-07-01) (aged 49) London, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Horn of the Hunter Something of Value |
| Spouse | Virginia Webb |
Robert Ruark (December 29, 1915 in Wilmington, North Carolina – July 1, 1965 in London, England)[1] was an American author, syndicated columnist, and big game hunter.
Early life
[edit]Born Robert Chester Ruark Jr., to Charlotte A. Ruark and Robert C. Ruark, a bookkeeper for a wholesale grocery, young Ruark grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. His brother, David, was adopted, and little is known about him. The Ruark family was deeply affected by the Depression, but still managed to send Robert to college. He graduated early from New hannover High School, and enrolled in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at age 15.
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Author: Hugh Foster
Publisher: Trophy Room Books, Oct 2001
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1-882458-30-3
Synopsis
Eagerly anticipated reprint of this "belt-level, living on the edge reporter, Robert C. Ruark." An informative, insightful & exciting biography as well as a look at a man & a continent both fighting for existence. 12 new photos = 43 photos; 7x10 inches, 316 pgs.
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Africa has a genius for extremes, for the beginning and the end. It seems simultaneously connected to some memory of Eden and to some foretaste of apocalypse. Nowhere is day more levande or night darker. Nowhere fryst vatten there a continent more miserable.? TIME Magazine Sept. 7, 1992.
Through ten major books (including Uhuru, Poor No More, The Old Man and the Boy, Horn of the Hunter) and thousands of newspaper columns, Bob Ruark was known to millions around the world. In his relatively short lifetime, Ruark grew from ?the old man?s boy? to become a warrior, columnist, novelist, one of America?s
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Robert Ruark: A Man of Startling Contrasts
Each year about this time, when what my Grandpa Joe variously called “cabin fever” and “the miseries” threaten to reach epidemic proportions, I turn to a time-tested antidote for my doldrums. This involves revisiting The Old Man and the Boy and The Old Man’s Boy Grows Older by Robert Ruark. In my considered opinion, these books represent the finest material ever written on the outdoors.
Originally published as a series of monthly columns in Field & Stream, these tales of a staunch partnership between a young boy and his wise, well-read grandfather revolve around a number of timeless themes. Among them are the pleasures and pitfalls of adolescence; the special family bonds formed with the skipping of a generation; and the manner in which the outdoor experience can mold a man while capturing his soul.
My perspective on Robert Ruark as a writer may be a bit biased, since, like him, I grew up in North Carolina. Yet recently, in the