The Complete Angler: A Connecticut Yankee Follows in the Footsteps of WaltonHarper Collins, 16 нояб. 2010 г. - Всего страниц: 336 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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A Connecticut Yankee Follows in the Footsteps of Walton James Prosek. The Complete Angler Sugar This One SLTB - S7A - EJNZ Also by James Prosek : Trout : An Illustrated History.
... trout books , intro- ducing me to the community of Yale bibliophiles . Junior year my own book on trout was published , and suddenly it was no longer taboo to talk about fishing during dates . My senior - year roommate and I put our ...
... trout sip- ping flies ; could see swallows dipping to take those flies , their shadows cast on the stream bottom by the sun behind them . I'd always had a desire to see new places , so during my undergrad years I made several attempts ...
... trout stream than from a computer program seemed to lazily dissolve like so many inhibitions washed away by the din of clinks and rings of congratulatory drinks . Some people think fishing is sitting on a log with your line in the water ...
... trout book I had in my backpack and I pulled it out to show him . " I got this in the mail today , it's the first copy of my first book . " He thumbed through it . " Prosek , " he said looking at my name on the cover , " Eastern ...
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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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