Forgotten Fly Rods: Overlooked & Underappreciated American Fishing Rod Makers, Volume 1
Larson, Todd E. A.
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192 pp. One of 150 copies. We know a good deal about many of the major American rod makers, ranging from Hiram Leonard to Eustis W. Edwards to Lyle Dickerson. But high end fly rod makers like these are just the tip (and a glorious one at that) of the iceberg. From the earliest days of American rod making in the 1830s to the immediate post-World War II era, hundreds if not thousands of men made their living in part or in whole as rod makers. We have documented histories of less than 10% of them. This book is an effort to resurrect the stories of rod makers that span the range of American fishing tackle history, from the beginnings to the 1960s. Meticulously researched and documented, Forgotten Fly Rods brings to light a number of heretofore unknown rodsmiths including Morgan L. Marshall, Clarence Huntley, Nathan Harrington, Amasa Ward, George Miner, and Andrew Kull. It offers, for the first time, detailed histories of a number of rodsmiths whose stories have been misrepresented or incomplete, such as Will H. Cruttenden, George Morgan, Alonzo Fowler, and Roy F.B. Shaver. And it offers new interpretations and information on known rod makers, including Benjamin Welch, John Conroy, and Thaddeus Norris. The story of the American fishing rod is much more than just split bamboo, and it goes far beyond just high end fly rods. The stories of these overlooked and underappreciated American rod makers will help us to better understand and appreciate the origins and development of the American fishing rod, and as such should prove of interest to fishing historians, rod collectors, and any anglers inquisitive about how the rod in their hands came into being. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 190051
Bibliographic Details
Title: Forgotten Fly Rods: Overlooked & ...
Publisher: Whitefish Press, Cincinatti
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: As New
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Edition.
Book Type: Limited Edition
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