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Informationen zum Autor Eric Dregni is associate professor of English and journalism at Concordia University in St. Paul. He is the author of more than a dozen books including Midwest Marvels, In Cod We Trust, By the Waters of Minnetonka, and Never Trust a Thin Cook, all published by Minnesota. Klappentext Eric Dregni is associate professor of English and journalism at Concordia University in St. Paul. He is the author of more than a dozen books including Midwest Marvels! In Cod We Trust! By the Waters of Minnetonka! and Never Trust a Thin Cook! all published by Minnesota. Zusammenfassung Anglers are simply superior because of their contemplative pastime! according to Izaak Walton. And few who fish would disagree. In fact! the habit of amplifying the sport is documented at least as long ago as 75 A.D.! when Plutarch wrote that Mark Antony faked a catch to impress Cleopatra. From Bible verse to Grandpa s latest whopper! fishing has f Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Fishing Throughout Time1. The Right Stuff: Bait, Bobbers, and Knucklebusters2. The Wonderful, Weird World of Fishing: Pranksters, Monsters, and Female Fish Impersonators3. Beyond Angling: From Ice Fishing to Dynamite4. Fish Festivals: Get Your Bullheads Here!5. Fish Fries and Fish Boils: Smelt, Eelpout, and Pickled Pike6. The Art of the Fish: Monuments and Mammoths of the DeepAfterword: Gone Fishin’Selected Bibliography
