Land of Little Rivers: A Story in Photos of Catskill Fly Fishing

Austin M. Francis

ISBN 10: 0393048551 / ISBN 13: 9780393048551

Editore: Skyhorse, 1999

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Riassunto:

A stunning photographic portrait and rich, lucid narrative of the hallowed streams where American fly fishing had its beginnings.

The Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus, Schoharie, and Delaware—the rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Gordon, and many others—are celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text. In three major sections, Land of Little Rivers presents historical and physical profiles of the rivers.

Complementing its photographic beauty, Land of Little Rivers is a book of substance, filled with fascinating stories, anecdotes, and nuggety captions. Land of Little Rivers is the product of author Francis’s twenty-five years of research and writing about Catskill fly fishing, and of photographer Ferorelli’s more than thirteen thousand images, from which has been selected the most evocative portfolio of photos ever made of these historic rivers. Together they have produced an exquisite, museum-quality work, one that captures magnificently the beauty and passion so central to the sport Izaak Walton called “the gentle art.”

Informazioni sull'autore: Austin M. Francis is a noted angling historian and biographer as well as an acknowledged authority on the history of Catskill fly fishing. He has a home in the Catskill Mountains, where has fished there for more than forty-five years. He is also an avid, longtime squash player. His other books include Land of Little Rivers, Catskill Rivers, and Smart Squash: Using Your Head to Win.

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Titolo: Land of Little Rivers: A Story in Photos of ...
Casa editrice: Skyhorse
Data di pubblicazione: 1999
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Good