The Granger Report-2ndQ/2001

2nd Quarter - April 15, 2001

Masthead photos: Walter and Anna Granger, ca. 1900.

READ THIS ALOUD, AS FAST AS YOU NEW BOOK FORTHCOMING

CAN - Transcription of typewritten original held
by The Granger Papers Project:

THE BOY REPORTUR

HE SAIVZA FREND N FOYLS A FO
By Jimmie Dugan.
Awl rites rissurvd.
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Thare wuz a bloke cawled Dock Cy

Ballyhoo witch wuz on 1 ov tha
Wurst papers n rote sumthin feers.
An Hizzoner sez to him "u go owt n
c wot this Mungolyin xpedishn is
upta, i bet thare trine 2 put won
ovur on tha peepul n in leeg ith tha
hatud capped lists. Go getum" sezee.
"Doncha wurry, ol been" sez Dock Si
"ile git thare stuf n grab ther fossles
n Godelp tha syents wot i doktur"
sezee "its owen muther woodent no
it wen i git threw." So he lit owt efter
um inter Mungolyer and deskised "Very good book! Great pictures. Good footnotes."
isself as a cammle an went n jined Ellen, age 10.

em. Noboddy didunt sispecked im,

noteevn Andy, anny went erlongen
spide onum.
Now Walltur wuz a pokin rown
lookin fur things n he wuz a speshul
frend uv tha Boy Reportur n al uv a
sudint he hollers hear wuz a hole
krait uv egs line rown luce n how
"I enjoyed reading your book. It caught my attention
during the diary entries." Dylan, age 12.
"Page [15] is awesome." Dana, age 10.
"This book is really well written and put together and I
hope you guys are really successful!" Victoria, age 12
1/3.
"I really liked your book. I loved the way you added

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abowt a omlet, but tha Boy Reportur
hez a hunch as how trubbel is bruin
n he yells "Doant u tutchem, Walt" n
ut that verry minit tharz a horybul
kinder skreetchin cro n a big
dinysore cums a wadlen efterem.
Wen thay skoots she skwalks a bit n
sitzon them egs n boy! tawker
omlets, thay wuz 1 holey mess. N
jess then a cammle thet hed bean
foolin rown pertendin to eet rox n
things, dropsiz skin n wawks
owtavisself nd sezee in a voys uv
thunnedur "Look atchew a
pussykutin tha dum broots. Jess
wate til I kabal Hizzoner. Thair e iz
atome ovurflown ith tendur felines 4
tha poar appressed toed grownd
undatha heal uv tha contemshus
jellyfish, n hear r u arakkin tha
nurvs uv them jentel dinysores n
givenum hissterrix" n he sitz n rites
a caybul 2 Hizzoner abowt how that
tha syentissts r bitrain tha grate
ammurrikun peepul n sezee sick tha
s.p.c.a. onum an awl the Wurst
papurs n makum taik tha job away
frummem n givitta me. An rite thare
he pulza litul rayjo owtaviz pokit n
startstuh fone ta Hizzoner.
Walltur growns in agny n sezee
"thissel kiltha Mewsium" n tha Boy
Reportur nose his frend izinna tite
plaice awl rite. Wile tha nufferius
Ballyhoo izza fonin he gitza ideer n
he bowns 2 wear them egs r n grabs
1 n brakes it on Dock Size hed. Tha
dinysore missizur egs n spice emon
Size hed n she got anoid sumthin
feers n seshy "ime gonna put my
foot down" n she putiton Dock Si n
that setild him. N tha Boy Reportur
maiks a jump fur tha rayjo n keeps
on fonin. "u enfurnle yung imp" sez
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diary entries and the definitions . . . everything was
clear and interesting." Lisa, age 12.
Independent reviews of uncorrected proof
circulated among children ages 10 to 12 in
New Hampshire and Maine.
Book is based on Walter Granger's 1907
expedition diary and photographs and
intended for children and adults. 32 pages of
text, color illustrations, running glossary.
Softcover. Scheduled for publication in spring
of 2001. Price about $16.95 plus shipping
and handling. Add $5.00 for autographed
copies. Please direct inquiries and orders to
granger@nh.ultranet.com.
QUOTE OF INTEREST
"Those engaged in the creation of
beauty and the artful revelation of the
truth--which sometimes is not beautiful
but necessary--are the most valuable
among us. They give us a sense of our
finer selves, of the best we can possibly
be. Without this, what are power,
material wealth, and physical
pleasures? They are not enough. We
become destructive, to ourselves and
others, when we try to fill in what is
missing with more of the same.
Yet, we treat our artists badly,
trivializing what they do, or, worse,
ignoring it."
Gail Kelley, February 18, 2001, Boston
Globe at p. 14 NH.
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Wallt "wotcha upta now?" "doant
buttin ya big boob" sez tha Boy
Repoarter "ive jess tolled em that we
gotta peetchareeno ovvanoo
dinysore n ov how u Mewsium boice
hev naimed it "Hizzonerryer glory
eye". Walltur sobd ith releaf
uppunniz manly nek n tha Bot
Reportur - pail but prowd - new
azziyad saived iz frend.
Jess then tha rayjo startud fonin n
tha Boy Reportur hollers "Yess,
speekin, watchasay? Yea, bo! Sure!"
Thenny terns ta Wallt, iz is gleemin
n sezee "Hey, Wallt, watchathink?
Thay giv me ol Dock Cys plaice &
now ime repoartir 4 awl tha Wurst
papurs on tha Mungoalyin xpedishn.
Gosh! jess wawtch me maik wun
good litel pubblissity ajint 4 tha
Mewsium!"
Granger. Whilst the subject matter is
very specialist, it is also well presented
and easy to read. The lack of complex
graphics make navigation quick and
easy, so that although there is,
perhaps, little here for the general
reader, a browse through the pages is
not cumbersome and can be
rewarding. Its appeal to science
historians and those with a general
interest in palaeontology is more
obvious, and the links, though few, are
useful. The photographs in particular
are delightful and well worth a look.
(11 December 2000) MDM"

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N.B. My necks efewshin wil b cawled

"Tha Boy Publisty Ajint". I aint kwite
maid up my mine abowt it buttytwil
b 1 humdinger. doant fale 2 getit.
J.D.

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