Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men
Return to a simpler time in the West, when it is still uncertain which is the dominant species—Man or Moose.


Ever meet an intoxicated moose? You will in this hilarious yarn about Nosy the Moose which takes place at the edge of the wilderness. It is the guffaw-packed story about what happens when Moose tangles with Man and how a half-civilized Alces americana demonstrates he is more than a match for homo sapiens.


This high-spirited adventure is narrated by the master spinner of tales, Joe Back, a writer who is ever alert for those fine points of humor that begin with ripples of amusement and end up in waves of convulsive laughter. You'll never forget the ranchers, game wardens, school teachers, politicians, guides, and cowboys whose lives are thoroughly and completely disrupted by Nosy.


Back also proves he is an incredible pen-and-ink artist who loves both man and beast and the hilarious, fantastic situations they get themselves into—all inadvertently, of course. In Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men, Back once again proves that he is a treasure of the American West.

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Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men
Return to a simpler time in the West, when it is still uncertain which is the dominant species—Man or Moose.


Ever meet an intoxicated moose? You will in this hilarious yarn about Nosy the Moose which takes place at the edge of the wilderness. It is the guffaw-packed story about what happens when Moose tangles with Man and how a half-civilized Alces americana demonstrates he is more than a match for homo sapiens.


This high-spirited adventure is narrated by the master spinner of tales, Joe Back, a writer who is ever alert for those fine points of humor that begin with ripples of amusement and end up in waves of convulsive laughter. You'll never forget the ranchers, game wardens, school teachers, politicians, guides, and cowboys whose lives are thoroughly and completely disrupted by Nosy.


Back also proves he is an incredible pen-and-ink artist who loves both man and beast and the hilarious, fantastic situations they get themselves into—all inadvertently, of course. In Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men, Back once again proves that he is a treasure of the American West.

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Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men

Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men

by Joe Back
Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men

Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men

by Joe Back

Overview

Return to a simpler time in the West, when it is still uncertain which is the dominant species—Man or Moose.


Ever meet an intoxicated moose? You will in this hilarious yarn about Nosy the Moose which takes place at the edge of the wilderness. It is the guffaw-packed story about what happens when Moose tangles with Man and how a half-civilized Alces americana demonstrates he is more than a match for homo sapiens.


This high-spirited adventure is narrated by the master spinner of tales, Joe Back, a writer who is ever alert for those fine points of humor that begin with ripples of amusement and end up in waves of convulsive laughter. You'll never forget the ranchers, game wardens, school teachers, politicians, guides, and cowboys whose lives are thoroughly and completely disrupted by Nosy.


Back also proves he is an incredible pen-and-ink artist who loves both man and beast and the hilarious, fantastic situations they get themselves into—all inadvertently, of course. In Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men, Back once again proves that he is a treasure of the American West.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781555664794
Publisher: Bower House
Publication date: 10/07/2020
Edition description: 2nd Edition
Pages: 132
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Joe Back was born in Ohio in 1899 and moved to Wyoming when he was thirteen. He served as a machine gun instructor during World War I, then took up trade as a cowboy, guide, and packer. Later, he spent four years at the Art Institute of Chicago where, to use Joe's words, he “damn near starved to death.” Art education changed his life, however, and although he went back to packing and guiding, he also became nationally known as a sculptor. Joe Back died September 7, 1986 at age 87—through the magic of his illustrations and writing, we celebrate and share his work.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Preface 1

The Bird Watchers 5

Hay Stealer 10

The Water Bucket 16

Innocent Hell-Raiser 22

No Butter on Sunday 29

Salad Days 34

The Suitor 37

Nosy and the Pin-ups 42

Just Married 45

Picnic 50

The Bell 57

Travois 63

The Poacher 67

Jam Session 71

The Clipper 74

No Moose 82

Old Gray Moose 89

The Ridin' Moose 95

The Perfesser 104

Washday Moose 112

The Alchoholic 115

Author Biography 125

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