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Fatherhood, for me, has been less a job than an unstable and surprising combination of adventure, blindman's bluff, guerilla warfare, and crossword puzzle.

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Frederic Franklyn Van de Water

Frederic Franklyn Van de Water

Born: 1890
Died: 1968 (aged 78)
Bio: Frederic Franklyn Van de Water was an American journalist and writer. He was an honorary sergeant in the New York State Troopers. In 1924, he travelled in the West Indies investigated and reported about rum pirates and Chinese smugglers.
Known for:
  1. The real McCoy (1931)
  2. Glory-hunter: A Life of General Custer (1934)
  3. Grey riders (1922)
  4. Rudyard Kipling's Vermont feud (1937)
  5. The Reluctant Republic: Vermont, 1724-1791 (1941)

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