Had my copy for years. Kinda dry reading.
Ed McGivern's Book
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Chubbo
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I find it rather pathetic, for one of our fellow members to pettily criticize one of our foremost revolver shooters, for meticulously recording, his shooting achievements. Those records are all verified, and require no approval, or criticism.
I liken Ed McGivern, a shooting great, to Babe Ruth, of baseball fame.
Ruth’s, as well as McGivern’s records, are merely documents, and require no comments.
I’ll now, substantiate, another of that critic's statements; “Never say in five words, what you can say in twenty-five”.
I have a copy of McGivern's book, that I cherish dearly. My copy came from a deceased friend’s library, and involves one of my most regrettable, shooting experiences; This book’s former owner, was a friend, respected, tradesman, scholar, gun collector, and loving devoted family man, with, a teenage son and daughter, and a wife that he dearly loved. His wife, unexpectedly left him, for a worthless lout, where, she was employed. The shock of that, caused him to lose his mind. He then shot, and killed his wife, her lover, his father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and some of his friends. It was said that he would have killed his children, but he couldn’t find them. He, then, committed suicide,
This long-winded, true story, has a great, and terrible meaning for me.
I find it rather pathetic, for one of our fellow members to pettily criticize one of our foremost revolver shooters, for meticulously recording, his shooting achievements. Those records are all verified, and require no approval, or criticism.
I liken Ed McGivern, a shooting great, to Babe Ruth, of baseball fame.
Ruth’s, as well as McGivern’s records, are merely documents, and require no comments.
I’ll now, substantiate, another of that critic's statements; “Never say in five words, what you can say in twenty-five”.
I have a copy of McGivern's book, that I cherish dearly. My copy came from a deceased friend’s library, and involves one of my most regrettable, shooting experiences; This book’s former owner, was a friend, respected, tradesman, scholar, gun collector, and loving devoted family man, with, a teenage son and daughter, and a wife that he dearly loved. His wife, unexpectedly left him, for a worthless lout, where, she was employed. The shock of that, caused him to lose his mind. He then shot, and killed his wife, her lover, his father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and some of his friends. It was said that he would have killed his children, but he couldn’t find them. He, then, committed suicide,
This long-winded, true story, has a great, and terrible meaning for me.
Shades of shouldazagged! That alone is worth the price of admission to this thread. Mike would approve.
Still.......Very dry dry reading in the way it was written and edited.
AJ
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Felt the same way about Elmer Keith's books. Kind of like wading through the Sahara!
Well, I dunno. I sure liked Keith's, Hell, I was There. While his grammar and syntax in that book would drive a schoolmarm to despair, it's a darn good read.
At least for someone like me.
It's an interesting question, really. What makes a good writer? It's obvious what makes a good shooter, like McGovern — you can see the evidence —but a good writer is more complicated.
I'd argue that what makes a good writer depends in a large part upon the purpose of the writing. Is it to explain how to do something, or a recounting of history, say, or, is it strictly to entertain?
And then what entertains different people is of course very different.
So, maybe what makes a good writer is dependent on the reader, at least to certain degree...
At least for someone like me.
It's an interesting question, really. What makes a good writer? It's obvious what makes a good shooter, like McGovern — you can see the evidence —but a good writer is more complicated.
I'd argue that what makes a good writer depends in a large part upon the purpose of the writing. Is it to explain how to do something, or a recounting of history, say, or, is it strictly to entertain?
And then what entertains different people is of course very different.
So, maybe what makes a good writer is dependent on the reader, at least to certain degree...
AJ
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Read pretty much anything by Peter Hathaway Capstick. Start with "Death In The Long Grass". Very good entertaining writer.
AJ, you know, I haven't read Capstick's Death in the Long Grass. I've long heard of it, of course. Just ordered it. High time.
AJ
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I have most of his books. Most are very good. His earlier ones are better than the later ones.
Want an unbiased book report from you!
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