The Best of "Field and Stream": 100 Years of Great Writing from America's Premier Sporting Magazine - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558212884 ISBN 13: 9781558212886

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 1995

Synopsis

At last, the foolproof gift for all sportsmen! To celebrate its hundredth anniversary, Field & Stream collected a full and totally entertaining treasury of more than fifty great articles from its pages. The subjects are as diverse as the great outdoors itself: fishing -- from the pursuit of big game in the seas to fly-fishing for trout in mountain brooks; hunting -- from waterfowl and upland birds to the dangerous game of Africa; dogs; camping; and much more.The selections include most of the famous sporting writers of the past century -- such superb older writers as Zane Grey, Robert Ruark, Ed Zern, Havilah Babcock, Burton Spiller, A. J. McClane, Corey Ford, Ted Trueblood, Roderick Haig-Brown, H. G. Tapply, and Nash Buckingham, along with such great modern writers as Keith McCafferty, Datus Proper, George Reiger, Russell Chatham, Tom Kelly, Gene Hill, Bill Tarrant, John Barsness, and many others. These are the best of the mainstream writers in the American sporting tradition, and reading this absorbing treasury will be a great treat for all lovers of the great outdoors.

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From the Back Cover:

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Field & Stream with this full and totally entertaining treasury of more than 50 great articles from a century of classic outdoor writing. The subjects included in The Best of Field & Stream are as diverse as the great outdoors itself: fishing - from the pursuit of big game in the seas to fly fishing for trout in mountain brooks; hunting - from waterfowl and upland birds to the dangerous game of Africa; dogs and camping, and much more.The selections include most of the famous sporting writers of the century - such great older writers as Zane Grey, Robert Ruark, Burton Spiller, A. J. McClane, Corey Ford, Ted Trueblood, Roderick Haig-Brown, H. G. Tapply, Nash Buckingham, Ed Zern, and such superb contemporary writers as Keith McCafferty, Datus Proper, George Reiger, Russell Chatham, Tom Kelly, Gene Hill, Bill Tarrant, John Barsness, and many others. These are the best of the mainstream writers in the American sporting tradition, and together with a color insert of the best Field & Stream covers, this absorbing treasury will be a great treat for all lovers of the great outdoors. (7 1/4 X 9 1/2, 332 pages, color photos)

Synopsis:

Gathers fifty articles about hunting, fishing, wildlife, and the outdoors.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1558212884
• ISBN 13: 9781558212886
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Merritt J.I., Nicols Margaret G.