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Passages: The Greatest Quotes from Sporting Literature
| Full title: | Passages: The Greatest Quotes from Sporting Literature |
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| ISBN: | 9781935342137 |
| ISBN 10: | 1935342134 |
| Authors: | Wechsler, Chuck. |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Num. pages: | 256 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2011 |
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Synopsis
This fascinating, 200-page book features the quotes from the best hunting, fishing, and nature writers to ever grace the pages of Sporting Classics. Itâs laced with poignant passages from hunting stories by Hemingway, Ruark, Roosevelt, and Rutledge. Youâll enjoy hundreds of quotes by the greatest fishing writers, including Izaak Walton, Sigurd Olson, Robert Traver, and Roderick Haig-Brown along with the thoughtful words of renowned conservationists like John Madson, Aldo Leopold, and Henry David Thoreau. The book even includes lines from poems by Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost, and many other great poets.
With fifty black-and-white illustrations by Joseph Byrne, Passages-The Greatest Quotes from Sporting Literature is a handsome, timeless collection, one that is sure to please anyone with an interest in the outdoors.