Hunting the American West The Pursuit of Big Game for Life, Profit, and Sport, 1800-1900

Rattenbury, Richard C. & E. Norman Flaydermann

ISBN 10: 0940864606 / ISBN 13: 9780940864603

Published by Boone and Crockett Club, 2008

Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. First edition. Hard cover published by Boone and Crockett Club in 2008. Covers have some fading along edges. Corners have slight rubbing. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has slight edge wear and is in very good condition. Oblong 8vo, 396 pages, 4.4 lb.; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 396 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # OVR14004

Synopsis:

Hunting the American West is a thoroughly illustrated, narrative history of big-game hunting in the nineteenth-century American West. The engaging narrative draws extensively on the writings of original participants and observers of the subject and — along with an abundance of pictorial material — affords unusual insight into the diverse methods and motives for hunting big game in the Old West. No other work on the subject conveys the feeling and character of the hunt in its various eras and styles, or its profound consequences, as convincingly.

 

This book covers the principal big-game species; subsistence, commerce, and sport hunting; the variety of methods used over time and among different peoples in the harvest; the evolving weaponry involved; the artistic expression engendered by the western chase; and the rise of the hunter-conservation movement, which led to the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

 

While it presumes solid scholarship, Hunting the American West is intended for a broad popular audience, including those interested in hunting, western history, firearms, sporting art, and conservation.

 

About the Authors:

Richard C. Rattenbury earned a B.A. degree in history from Texas Christian University and an M.A. in museum studies from Texas Tech University. He has served as curator of history at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum since 1987.

Richard C. Rattenbury earned a B.A. degree in history from Texas Christian University and an M.A. in museum studies from Texas Tech University. He has served as curator of history at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum since 1987.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hunting the American West The Pursuit of Big...
Publisher: Boone and Crockett Club
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.