Author : Poke McHenry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963046345
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (463 download)
Book Synopsis Early Poke by : Poke McHenry
Download or read book Early Poke written by Poke McHenry and published by . This book was released on 1994-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EARLY POKE is a collection of human interest newspaper columns that appeared in the daily Florida Times-Union of Jacksonville, Florida & were written by Vic Smith, veteran of more than 50 years in the business, under the pen name Poke McHenry. The anthology runs the gamut of human activities & emotions & is written with the consummate skills of an exceptional wordsmith. The stories are laced liberally with clean & original humor, wit, amazing insight, provocative thinking, & common sense that go even beyond the uncommon level & often roam the realms of the unique. The author dips generously into his long lifetime of marvelous memories of magic moments for much of his warmly entertaining prose. He covers the field from baseball to bass fishing & from the cotton mill spinning room to the peregrinations of presidents with countless wayside stops between. He's been there & he tells you about it in superb word pictures that entwine the reader in a warm web of pure reading pleasure. Whatever your age or station in life, you'll find this book a comforting companion & you'll adopt Poke as a true friend. To order call 1-800-330-1325.