The Complete Angler: A Connecticut Yankee Follows in the Footsteps of WaltonHarper Collins, 2010 M11 16 - 336 páginas James Prosek has been called "the Audubon of the fishing world" by the New York Times. A passionate fisherman and talented artist from a young age, he published two illustrated books on fish and fishing while still an undergraduate at Yale. After winning a traveling fellowship to follow in the footsteps of Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler became his obsession. He was fascinated by Walton, a humble man who won the friendship of kings, and he was intrigued by the book's philosophies concerning the timelessness and immortality that could be achieved by fishing. Although Walton was sixty when The Compleat Angler was published and Prosek only twenty when he set off to visit England, they each had traits in common: a love of fishing and an extraordinary ability to make friends. This is the story of a young man's pilgrimage through England, fishing the waters that are now privately held. Along with wonderful stories about good times, great fishing, and fine eating, this trip becomes an exploration of Waltonian ideals: how to live with humor, wisdom, contentment, and simplicity. The original watercolors complementing the text are wonderful. Like Walton's book, The Complete Angler is not about fishing but about life. Or rather, it is about fishing—but fishing is life. |
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... could be achieved by fishing . Although Walton was sixty when The Compleat Angler was published , and Prosek only twenty when he set off to visit ( continued on back flap ) 0599 The Complete Angler Sugar This One SLTB - S7A -
... Compleat Angler . The library on campus had ninety or so editions , and when I would flip through one of them , first carefully dusting it off , a quiet world was revealed through silent etchings of Walton making a toast in an English ...
... Compleat Angler , he sug- gested that I propose to go to England and fish in the footsteps of this father of angling while stopping along the way , of course , to see some old books in some old libraries . He was right . It made sense ...
... wanted , I mean , I thought I'd ask you , too ; I've been thinking of writing my senior essay on Izaak Walton , his Compleat Angler , and was wondering if you knew anyone on campus who might know anything about 6 The Complete Angler.
... Compleat Angler was my connection between fishing and acade- mia , I still had not read it . After talking to several fishing friends and asking them if they'd even heard of The Compleat Angler , I concluded that it was the least - read ...
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Fishing and Friendship | 49 |
The Life of Izaak Walton and an Adventure | 77 |
Holy to Fishermen | 131 |
Good Company Makes the Way Seem Short | 149 |
The Trout in Our River Are Larger | 191 |
Fresh Sheets That Smell of Lavender | 231 |
Fishing with Rheingold | 283 |
Mind the Butterfly | 299 |
Chapter 11 | 311 |
Epilogue | 320 |
Acknowledgments | 321 |
Recommended Reading | 322 |
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Deep Trout: Angling in Popular Culture William Washabaugh,Catherine Washabaugh Sin vista previa disponible - 2000 |