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James McGaugh : Man is a Rope

Davis Brothers Publishing Co., Inc., Waco, Texas, 1990

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. E4 - A hardcover book in very good condition in fair dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease and some small tears on the edges, corners and some sides, scattered light scratches, wrinkling, scuffing, and stains, tanning, and shelf wear.Book has some bumped corners, scattered light foxing and stains on the page edges, darkened endpapers, wrinkling and crease on a few inside pages, light tanning and shelf wear. 9.25"x6.25", 172 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Being a pipeliner in the 30s and 40s was a tough way to make a living. Oh, the pay was good if you were skilled, it's just that the long hours out in the elements would either break a man physically or make him as tough as steel. Actually Tom McGaugh was a little of both. He was one of the toughest and best to ever work a crew but in the end he was broken, bruised and scarred like most of the rest of his breed. Manis a Rope tells the story of those bigger than life, but unsung heroes, who laid pipelines the length and breadth of this great land bringing the warmth and comfort of natural gas to homes everywhere. This true story is told about Tom McGaugh from Navarro County in Central Texas. We follow Tom from the time he is a teenager working the farm during the hot summer days and 'coon huntin' at night through his adventures on the pipeline and "in town" on Saturday nights. Through tom's adventures we get a look at the type of man it took to tmae the frontier with the modern convenience of natural gas. The author is skillful with his dialogue and entertaining with his style. You'll enjoy reading this humorous account of the serious business of pipelining.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fair

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