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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... David Novarr , and another book on Walton by Margaret Bottrall . And , my dear child , have the necessary forms provided for me to sign , as I assume you will be writing your essay this fall and the English Department will be demanding ...
... Englishman . David Scott , a slim and physically frail man of about thirty , who looked much younger , had won a fellowship to come to America and pursue his postdoctoral studies on the English Civil War 9 Casting Lines.
... David at dinner at Liberty Hall . Steve Parks had to endure the angling conversation which continued on past dinner . Being that all his home waters were private , David couldn't believe that most of the waters in Connecticut were open ...
... David Scott , had sent me a letter that said he was doing his best to arrange some fishing for us on or near Walton's waters — the River Dove in par- ticular , in Dovedale , which I considered to be central to my spiritual journey ...
A Connecticut Yankee Follows in the Footsteps of Walton James Prosek. with David , moving south to visit a Jesuit friend of Steve Parks at Oxford . Then east and south to London to stay with my friend Margaret , from Yale , who was ...
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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 |