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New Fred Bear Book!
 Someone
in Hollywood once asked cowboy actor Ben Johnson how it felt to always
play sidekick and second fiddle to John Wayne. "Somebody's gotta
hold the horses," Johnson replied with a wide grin.
Dick Lattimer held Fred Bear's horses. He was a sidekick,
public relations and marketing man, and was like a son to the legendary
bowhunter Fred Bear. Now for the first time he has published his
own book on Fred that will soon be available from Greg Gutschow at I-Hunt
Communications.
One of the benefits of having spent 33 years in archery is the friends
I have made along life's trail. Dick Lattimer is one of my
favorite folks from the archery industry. I was around 12 the first
time I met Dick. He was Fred's right hand man and I never saw
Fred in the years I knew him that Dick wasn't a stone's throw away.
I know this book will be great because no one could have been closer to
Fred than Dick.
His eulogy of Papa Bear is one of the finest outdoor pieces I have ever
read. It still brings tears to my eyes. If you
have never read it drop me an email and I will try to find a copy of it
for you.
Here's some information on the new book, in Dick's own words.
I hope you will get a copy of this book!
"I Remember Papa Bear"
Dear Friend of Fred
Bear:
I wanted to let you know that Gregg Gutschow at IHUNT Communications is
publishing my new book "I Remember Papa Bear." Gregg recently published
two Chuck Adams books, as you might know. My book will be out in February.
There will be a special limited edition of signed and numbered deluxe leather-bound
copies available for $84.95. Then the regular press run of hardbacks will
be priced at $24.95.
People have been urging me for many years to write this book and I've resisted,
since so much of my own life would have to be in it to adequately tell
Fred's story. But as several people have told me, if I don't tell his story,
today's generation of bowhunters and archers will never know the tremendous
influence he had on our sport. You may know I was his alter ego in those
days traveling around the country, especially in Washington, D.C., even
before my days with AMO, helping to promote and preserve our bowhunting
and archery traditions. This is the story of all of that behind-the-scenes
work that he wanted done.
If you would like copies of "I Remember Papa Bear" you can contact Gregg
Gutschow, P.O. Box 1148, Chanhassen, MN 55317-1148. Gregg's fax number
is 952-949-2800. I hope you can see your way clear to help us keep the
memory of Fred Bear alive! The book is still in the editing stages,
but the working Table of Contents is below for your info.
Best regards,
Dick Lattimer
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Creation of "Fred Bear"
How He Made It Happen
2. My Bear Beginnings
Meeting a Legend
3. Fred Bear's Secrets of Hunting Record
With ABC Television's Curt Gowdy
4. Fred Bear Showed Me How
In Pursuit of Whitetail Deer
5. Fred's Secret Hunting Camp
Bassett, Nebraska
6. The Fred Bear Sports Club
A More Active Voice for Bowhunting
7. The Guns of Autumn
Getting Our Conservation Story Out
8. Grousehaven
Fred's Michigan Bowhunting Camp
9. A Razorhead to the Moon
Fred Bear and the Astronauts
10. First Compound Bows
And Why Papa Bear Couldn't Shoot Them
11. The Strike
We Battle the UAW, And No One Wins
12. The Move
A Long Drive Down I-75
13. A Typical Day in the life of Fred Bear
Working Up to the Very End
14. "See You In The Spring"
Fred Meets a Fiery Irishman
15. Fred's Humor
Pogo, the Possum & Other Stories
16. From Fred's Desk
How He Gently Taught Us
17. The Archery Excise Tax
How Fred Bear Made This Happen
18. Bear Archery Advertising
Become a Two Season Hunter
19. Bear Archery Catalogs
1966-1989
20. Fred's Last Alaskan Hunt
"Hunt in Alaska with Fred Bear" Contest
21. Fred's Final Days
A Valiant Struggle to the End
22. Ted Nugent's Tribute
"In the Wind He's Still Alive"
23. Building Upon Fred's Legacy
The Archery Manufacturers Organization
24. Milestones in the Life of Fred Bear
25. A Final Word
That's the latest folks! Thanks for reading---hope you have
a great fall season. Don't forget to register to vote!
Shoot Straight,
Frank Addington, Jr.
www.frankaddingtonjr.com
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