Wilson Rawls
Wilson Rawls was an American author best known for his classic children's novel "Where the Red Fern Grows." Born in 1913 in Scraper, Oklahoma, Rawls grew up in the Ozark Mountains, which greatly influenced his storytelling. Despite facing early educational challenges, he nurtured a passion for writing, eventually penning heartwarming tales that captured the spirit of adventure and the bond between humans and animals. Rawls passed away in 1984.
Book summaries for books written by Wilson Rawls
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After the last shovel of dirt was patted in place, I sat down and let my mind drift back through the years.
I buried my face into the side of the big red hound and cried.
I had heard the old Indian legend about the red fern. How a little Indian boy and girl were lost in a blizzard and had frozen to death.
I never knew a dog could have so much love for a human being.
They gave their lives for me. They would fight anything - anything that moved.
The way they looked at me, you could tell they wanted to go hunting.
I took my dogs hunting with me almost every day that summer.
I felt like the luckiest boy in the world.
God, if I just had the money, I’d buy me a coon hound like that and I’d train it and I’d go hunting with it.
The love and faith of a little hound had brought me through a terrible time.
I didn’t say anything, but I knew then that I had two friends.
I never seen such a sight in all my life. There in the sunlight, with the smell of the wild onions in my nose, and the wind blowing through my hair, I felt like God.