The correspondence, between 1967 and 1974, of an unlikely pair of friends, from beginning to near-end. Dan Rowan, a rising young comedian who became half of the "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In Show", sought out John MacDonald, author of the popular "Travis McGee" detective series, and they immediately began an unusual correspondence. This book collects those letters. They quickly developed a strong and personal friendship, made all the more poignant by their falling-out at the end and their uneasy attempts to salvage the relationship. The book makes me appreciate the stability of my few close friendships all the more. Also interesting for the "datedness" of the times. ( )