My Dogs & Guns
โ Scribed by John Graves
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 96
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
In Blue and Some Other Dogs, Graves meditates on the life of his favorite faithful companion, his Basque-Australian sheep dog, Blue. In Guns of a Lifetime, he nostalgically recounts the firearms he's owned throughout his lifetime, starting with his collection's humble first entry: a "rusted and cylinderless" revolver. In both tales, he weaves an honest and unapologetic view of the American South and the men and women who call it home.
โฆ Subjects
Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs; Pets / Dogs; Sports & Recreation / Hunting
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