Lost Arts of the Sportsman

Lost Arts of the Sportsman
Author: Francis Henry Buzzacott
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 810
Release: 2013-03-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1510720367

The Lost Art of the Sportsman is an exhaustive reference text and a compulsively addictive narrative from the turn of the 1900s. Francis H. Buzzacott would find little in common with the hiker and camper of contemporary times. This is the American frontiersman at his best—no-holds-barred approach to sporting. And while some of the advice and information in The Lost Art of the Sportsman has undoubtedly been replaced with the advent of new technology, what’s surprising is just how much of the book is still essential advice and knowledge for the modern hunter, fisher, and camper. Inside, you’ll learn: • What to bring on a fishing, hunting, or camping trip • Recipes for easy campfire meals • Hunting, fishing, and trapping tips for a variety of animals • How to deal with an emergency in a remote place • Clothing choices for a variety of situations • Tips and secrets for all varieties of firearms Faithfully reproduced exactly how it was originally printed, The Lost Art of the Sportsman comes complete with hundreds of original pieces of line drawings and artwork, a true collector’s edition for hunters, fisherman, and campers alike.

Aleck Maury, Sportsman

Aleck Maury, Sportsman
Author: Caroline Gordon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 287
Release: 1934
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780820318660

In the tradition of Hemingway and Faulkner, this sporting novel looks into the complicated heart and soul of a passionately devoted outdoorsman. Aleck Maury is a teacher and scholar whose pursuit of sport comes at the expense of his career, and often, his family. Gaining deep satisfaction in the rituals and techniques of angling and shooting, Maury elevates to an art form what to most is a pastime. To pursue the mysteries of blood and death, nature and solitude, he endures almost any hardship. In his own words Maury recalls his childhood, courtship and marriage, the loss of loved ones, and his final years. Along the way, his story is filled with fascinating digressions into the woods and mountains of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee where his fly-fishing and quail shooting adventures unfold, all of them filled with hunting lore and keen observations on nature and animal behavior.

The Sportsman's Directory and Year Book

The Sportsman's Directory and Year Book
Author: Charles Pierre Goldey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 386
Release: 1893
Genre: Sports
ISBN:

Including chapters on current topics, sketches of sportsmen, shooting rules, summary of game laws, best sporting records game and fishing resorts, clubs devoted to outdoor sports, dog breeders, sportsmen's books and journals, manufacturers of and dealers in sporting goods, etc.

Times Well Spent - Ramblings From a Sportsman's Life

Times Well Spent - Ramblings From a Sportsman's Life
Author: Pete Rogers
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2012-04-18
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1105684067

Times Well Spent, Ramblings from a Sportsman's Life is a collection of stories from a life spent afield. Capturing the intangible moments that often are overlooked. Times Well Spent, shares moments that are personal, eternal and inspirational.

Pier Fishing

Pier Fishing
Author: Mindy Mozer
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2013-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448894964

Provides information on pier fishing, including the optimum gear, tackle, poles, reels, bait, lures, clothing, conditions, techniques, and safety precautions.

The Lost Art of Walking

The Lost Art of Walking
Author: Geoff Nicholson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781594489983

How we walk, where we walk, why we walk tells the world who and what we are. Whether it's once a day to the car, or for long weekend hikes, or as competition, or as art, walking is a profoundly universal aspect of what makes us humans, social creatures, and engaged with the world. Cultural commentator, Whitbread Prize winner, and author of Sex Collectors Geoff Nicholson offers his fascinating, definitive, and personal ruminations on the literature, science, philosophy, art, and history of walking. Nicholson finds people who walk only at night, or naked, or in the shape of a cross or a circle, or for thousands of miles at a time, in costume, for causes, or for no reason whatsoever. He examines the history and traditions of walking and its role as inspiration to artists, musicians, and writers like Bob Dylan, Charles Dickens, and Buster Keaton. In The Lost Art of Walking, he brings curiosity, imagination, and genuine insight to a subject that often strides, shuffles, struts, or lopes right by us.