Corey Ford's "The Road to Tinkhamtown"

[terc]

It is a great story, and thanks for posting the link.
I do have a question. I've read this story many times over the years and there are slight variations in different books. For example this is the first time I have seen hunting buddies mentioned, he is home in bed and not in a hospital, his wife is at his side (not his sister), ect..
Who makes these changes ?
Thanks, Dave

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Dave Tercek

It is a great story, and thanks for posting the link.
I do have a question. I've read this story many times over the years and there are slight variations in different books. For example this is the first time I have seen hunting buddies mentioned, he is home in bed and not in a hospital, his wife is at his side (not his sister), ect..
Who makes these changes ?
Thanks, Dave

"Editorial license" I suppose. It is my guess that Laurie Morrow, having full control over the Ford archives, must be allowed the latitude to do what she deems as necessary or fitting in the way she makes use of Corey Ford's stories and writings.

[chris dawe]

Thank you ,thank you Dean !!!

[Grantham Forester]

I believe the shotgun Frank is carrying a is a 12 Trojan, possibly with a rubber recoil pad. Only I man who lived to fly fish and hunt grouse as a gentleman should hunt them like the late Corey Ford did could create such a masterpiece. I have this story in my book "The Best of Corey Ford", which also contains his equally great "Letter To A grandson"-- I did not notice any mention of what make and gauge shotgun Frank had in the original story, nor any mention about 4 hunting partners. My impression of Frank was that he was a bachelor, like Uncle Perk Perkins in the "Lower Forty" series, who lived with his possibly unmarried sister, and his Setter was his whole life- that and grouse come October--