Great American Fishing Stories: Lyons Press Classics

by Lamar Underwood (Editor)

Overview

Classic writing remains "classic" only insofar as people want to read it. Angling historians may study the evolution of tackle or tying techniques, or perhaps the methods of fishing used hundreds of years ago, but the wonderful stories about fishing are read and reread only because they give pleasure today; because they give us insights into why we fish and the nature of our passion; and because they are well written. This book offers sixteen of the best classic fishing stories that have stood the inescapable test of time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493065660
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/15/2022
Series:	Lyons Press Classics
Pages:	244
Sales rank:	1,010,671
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Lamar Underwood is the former editor-in-chief of Sports Afield and Outdoor Life and former editorial director of the Outdoor Magazine Group of Harris Publications in New York. The numerous books he has edited include Tales of the Mountain Men, The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told, Survival Stories, and War Stories and the novel On Dangerous Ground.

Table of Contents

Introduction Lamar Underwood vii

1 Just for Openers Tom Hennessey 1

2 The Fighting Qualities of Largemouth Black Bass James A. Henshall, MD 9

3 Hemingway's Many-Hearted Fox River Nick Lyons 19

4 Mid-Stream Crisis Lamar Underwood 35

5 The 'lunge Stewart Edward White 47

6 The Royal Purple Game of the Sea Zane Grey 59

7 Little Rivers: Essay in Profitable Idleness Henry van Dyke Jr. 85

8 The Black Bass: The Gamefish of the People James A. Henshall, MD 97

9 Just Fishing Torn Hennessey 107

10 A Stream for Anglers W. H. H. Murray 113

11 A Wedding Gift John Taintor Foots 119

12 On Lying Awake at Night Stewart Edward White 153

13 A Bone-Fishing Pioneer Zane Grey 161

14 A Leaf of Spearmint: Recollections of a Boy and a Rod Henry van Dyke 189

15 The Angler Washington Irving 207

16 A Fatal Success Henry van Dyke Jr. 221

Sources 233