Gray''s Sporting Journal''s Noble Birds and Wily Trout - Creating America''s Hunting and Fishing Traditions

Informationen zum Autor Will Ryan has taught expository writing at Hampshire College since 1980. He holds a BA and MEd from the University of Vermont, and an MA in American history from the University of Massachusetts. His articles appear regularly in Field & Stream, American Angler, and other publications. He is a contributing editor at Gray's Sporting Journal, where he edits and writes a column on the history of hunting and fishing. He has written two previous books on the outdoors. Klappentext A history of hunting and fishing through excerpted documents and as "narrated" by Gray's Sporting Journal columnist Will Ryan, the first book of its kind. Zusammenfassung A history of hunting and fishing through excerpted documents and as "narrated" by Gray's Sporting Journal columnist Will Ryan! the first book of its kind. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Inside the Outdoors begins with an anecdote that sets the stage for a sketch of the "heart" of the book - that hunters and anglers ultimately bind the society they seek to escape. Chapter 1: Explorers, Naturalists and Early Sport Hunters "Ibis-shooting in Louisiana" by Anonymous, 1853. A look at recreational hunting and fishing circa 1850, this chapter will include a look at tall tales (Davy Crockett) and the naturalists (Bartram, Wilson, Audubon) and how this material suddenly held a commercial interest. Chapter 2: British Influence "Squaring the Keeper" by Francis Francis, 1880. This chapter will profile British hunting and fishing at mid-19th century, and show how early American outdoor writers drew from that experience and its literature. Francis's tale portrays the angler as a rascal worried about his reputation - to this day, an enduring persona for anglers the world over. Chapter 3: Outdoors as Escape. "Point Judith" by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, 1865. Theodore Roosevelt's uncle marched to his own drummer, writing colorful hunting and fishing books while the Civil War raged. His were the first sporting books published in America, and they were bibles in their day, heavily influenced by British writers, but in the end more rollicking, scandalous (American) version of the outdoor life. Chapter 4:. The Business of Fun. "A Fight With A Trout" by Charles Dudley Warner, 1878. Coming of age during the Gilded Age, the American sporting experience emerged with a distinctly commercial dimension, beginning with sporting goods retailers who just happened to end up writers, too (Thaddeus Norris, John Krider, and others). Promotional magazine articles extolling the virtues of certain devices or locations were present nearly from the beginning. Regardless of century, Americans have always been able to smell the money. Part II Chapter 5: Conservation, Scarcity and the Sporting Ethic. "Climbing for White Goats" by George Bird Grinnell, 1894. Market hunting, increased participation in sport hunting and fishing, and environmental destruction all had a devastating impact on native stocks of fish and game. How to increase the numbers of sportsmen and the fish and game populations became a real problem, and Grinnell's story shows how sportsmen reframed scarcity as "elusive," "challenging," and therefore... "sporting." Chapter 6: Wing-shooting Gentlemen. "A Match at Chickens" by Edwyn Sandys, 1905. If the 19th century belonged to the big-game hunter, with tales of daring and brawn, the 20th heralded the wing-shooter, whose dexterity and quick-thinking seemed well matched to the new century. Grouse and duck hunters, following suit, increasingly waited for their quarry to take flight rather than ground swatting them or raking them on the water. Sport, put simply, became definable by the method used. Chapter 7: Fly fishing. "Plain Fishing" by Frank Stockton, 1888. This chapter continues the story of how fishing and hunting methods took on a social meaning, amidst growing tension betw...

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• Autori: Will Ryan
• Con la collaborazione di: Gordon Allen (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.12.2013
• EAN: 9780762782888
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-8288-8
• Pagine: 336
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; SPORTS & RECREATION / Hunting, SPORTS & RECREATION / Fishing, Fishing, angling, Hunting or shooting animals & game