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Title: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: Wudstix on December 09, 2023, 09:37:44 PM

Don't know what happened.  E. Donnall Thomas Jr is one of the best outdoor writers out there.  Don't recall ever meeting the man in person.  Would like to share a campfire with him for sure.
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Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: Maclean on December 09, 2023, 11:26:46 PM

Did the thread get taken down?

Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: Terry Green on December 10, 2023, 02:04:47 AM

I have no clue what happened so have I had it... :campfire:

Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: Wudstix on December 10, 2023, 09:27:24 PM

There was a hiccup when I opened it the last time and then I couldn't find it.  Computer Gremlins!!  Just bought a couple more of his books!
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Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: Michpatriot on December 11, 2023, 09:16:45 PM

He definitely has the knack for writing that grabs you, and pulls you in..

Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: Wudstix on December 12, 2023, 04:23:06 PM

Currently, have four of his hunting books, and another on the way.  It is interesting to travel the world with him, as he makes your feel a part of the experience.
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Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: Mike Bolin on December 12, 2023, 05:11:57 PM

I too, enjoy Dr Don's writing. He does have a way of pulling you and making you feel like you are there with him. I spent a few minutes chatting with him several years ago, at the Kalamazoo Expo I believe. Very easy to talk to and seemed genuinely interested in our conversation. He asked me a lot of questions as to where I hunt, equipment preferences and such. Great writer and a better person.

Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: 2wfstlhunting on December 12, 2023, 05:26:44 PM

I truly believe that he is a unicorn and we will not see another like him.  The backround that he draws on is truly remarkable.  I just to elaborate on a comment made by Wudstick about being drawn into the writing:   A very long time ago, way before I knew who he was, he was traveling in Africa and came to stay where I was hunting for just a day or two. He visited, hunted, and sat around the evening fire.  Subsequently he wrote the story of that time which was included in The Double Helix.  To my surprise and pleasure he made a point of recording the names of the guys that were there and put them in the story.  Who does that?  Now it is all about me me me.  What a gentleman.

Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: Wudstix on December 12, 2023, 05:52:50 PM

Reading Double Helix now, I'll keep an eye out.
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Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: achigan on December 26, 2023, 07:40:44 PM

I’m most of the way through his book. This one paragraph embodies Don Thomas’ ability to transport the reader from a recliner in Indiana to an African desert, at night, tracking a wounded animal, with Bushman as your guide. Thanks Wudstix and Don Thomas [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]

Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: Wudstix on December 26, 2023, 08:19:47 PM

Thanks, Jim.
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Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: Wudstix on January 01, 2024, 08:58:50 PM

Just finished, "To All Things a Season'.  Classic Don Thomas.
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Title: Re: Dr. Don Thomas thread
Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on January 02, 2024, 11:11:40 AM

I am a big fan of his book I met him at the PBS banquets in Reno one of the most down to earth people I have met.