The Grasshopper Trap
- ISBN-10
- 0805001115
- ISBN-13
- 9780805001112
- Category
- Humor
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986-09-15
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Patrick F. McManus
Description
In a collection of spoofs on outdoor life, the author explains how to construct a grasshopper trap, the many uses of a skunk ladder, and how to become a human fuel pump
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