In the 1930s and 1940s, Rawls became a carpenter and traveled to South America, Canada, and Alaska. He wrote five manuscripts during this period, including Where the Red Fern Grows. Rawls's original manuscripts contained many spelling and grammatical errors and no punctuation. read more
Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls Coming of age & adventure story. 4 1/2 stars, 5 possible *****Spoilers***** This is a sweet coming of age story, Ten year old Billy becomes “infected” with the desire to own not one, but two dogs. Every single night Billy dreams about owning two coon dogs, no boy could want them more than him. read more
Woodrow Wilson Rawls, known professionally as Wilson Rawls, was born to Minzy O. Rawls and Winnie (Hatfield) Rawls in Scraper, Oklahoma on September 24, 1913. The small farm community in northeastern Oklahoma, just east of Tulsca, is where he spent the first few years of his life. read more