The Boo

The Boo
First edition cover
Author	Pat Conroy
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Short stories/Memoirs etc
Publisher	McClure Press
Publication date	1970
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Followed by	The Water is Wide

The Boo was the first book by writer Pat Conroy.^[1] Written when Conroy was newly graduated (1967) from The Citadel in 1970, it is a collection of letters, short stories, and anecdotes about Lt. Colonel Thomas "The Boo" Courvoisie. As Commandant of Cadets at the Citadel, Courvoisie was a friend and father figure to many of the college's cadets, including Conroy.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.betweenthecovers.com/btc/reference_library/title/1012483
↑ "Lt. Col. Thomas Nugent Courvoisie - The Boo - passes away;". Retrieved 2007-07-07.

Works of Pat Conroy

Novels	The Boo (1970) The Water Is Wide (1972) The Great Santini (1976) The Lords of Discipline (1980) The Prince of Tides (1986) Beach Music (1995) The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes of My Life (1999) My Losing Season (2002) South of Broad (2009) The Death of Santini (2013)

Adaptations	Conrack (1974) The Great Santini (1979) The Lords of Discipline (1983) The Prince of Tides (1991) The Water Is Wide (2006)

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