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Can I read The Old Man and the boy on EtoBox?
The Old Man and the boy by with line drawings by Walter Dower is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Old Man and the boy about?
Mr. Ruark narrates a semi-autobiographical account of his childhood with himself cast as "the Boy" and his two grandfathers combined into "the Old Man". The Old Man and the Boy engage in all manner of outdoor activity that was available to a person living in the southern United States in the 1920s, mainly hunting and fishing. These stories were originally articles printed in Field & Stream in the 1950's and were combined into this book.
Who reads The Old Man and the boy?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- with line drawings by Walter Dower
- Publisher
- New York, Holt
- Published
- 1957
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.46 / 5 (95 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14