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    An American Sporting Man Goes To Hell
    An American Sporting Man Goes To Hell
    An American Sporting Man Goes To Hell
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    An American Sporting Man Goes To Hell

    By Michael Vorhis

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    [Short Story: Humor, Culture, Travel, Sport] A true tale of gloriously misguided sporting expectations, instantly withered to so much overcooked gnocchi when steeped in a small town Italian soup.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Vorhis
    Release dateSep 13, 2011
    ISBN9781452449456
    An American Sporting Man Goes To Hell
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    Michael Vorhis

    Michael Vorhis was born to a large farm family in Midwestern USA. He has resided in or extensively traveled Australia, New Zealand, Italy and other parts of Europe, Viet Nam, and Colorado, Alaska, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, and other stretches of the Great American West. Most recently he makes his home in Northern California. His passions include high alpine mountaineering, the paddling of free-flowing rivers, soaring flight, fly fishing, string instruments, cartooning, baseball, volleyball, the martial arts, photography, the open road...and writing. He has published short stories and articles in various publications for more than two decades. Email: archangel@vorhis.com

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