The Fly Fisher and the River

- A Memoir

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  • Bog, hardback
  • Engelsk
  • 304 sider

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On angling as a woman in the first half of the twentieth century. Like fast moving currents, the fishing tales in The Fly Fisher and the River move us through a selection of Max Atherton's experiences both within rivers' waters as well as at their outer edges. They remind us that alongside the (then-) radical environmentalist-explorer part of her, there was a playful joie de vivre, someone who appreciated the company of good-looking, intelligent outdoorsmen. Even before her husband's death, Max enjoyed the attention she got as a fisherwoman. While she cherished a few female friendships, Max held the opinion that women did not generally engage their minds as much as they could and tended to settle for less in their lives than she was willing to. The men she liked--educated, with leisure time to fish--had more freedom and could have adventures and talk about ideas, politics, and the intricacies of fly fishing. This refined form of angling provided an escape from the mundane, and Max enjoyed the adrenaline rush of fishing and camping in the great outdoors as much as the meditative quiet time in nature. Her expertise provided the entr e she needed to thrive in a man's world--a fact reflected in her writing about the joys of casting her lines into one river after another. This timeless memoir published alongside The Fly and the Fish, John Atherton's, her husband's, memoir on angling and fly tying. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal304
  • Udgivelsesdato15-03-2016
  • ISBN139781634506472
  • Forlag Skyhorse Publishing
  • FormatHardback
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Størrelse og vægt
  • Vægt680 g
  • Dybde2,5 cm
  • coffee cup img
    10 cm
    book img
    16,2 cm
    23,1 cm

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