I'd like to reccomend this book in honor of my Mother. THE OLD MAN AND THE BOY by Robert Ruark is one of the finest books ever written about a young boy's hunting and fishing adventures, growing up in pre-Depression era Eastern North Carolina. If you can find this book and have a son or daughter who loves the outdoors... this is the finest book to get them, bar none. There is a sequel titled THE OLD MAN's BOY GROWS OLDER. Both of these titles can sometimes be found in a dual printing by Stackpole Books.
My Mother, back when I was an early teenager, saw my interest in THE OLD MAN AND THE BOY. She drove all the way to our state capital and checked out a copy of Ruark's sequel from the State Library for my 15th birthday. At that time, the book was out of print and the book I read was the 1st. printing.
http://hunting.about.com/library/wee...oldman_boy.htm
Enjoy!
