LAND OF LITTLE RIVERS: A STORY IN PHOTOS OF CATSKILL FLY FISHING

Francis, Austin M.

ISBN 10: 0393048551 / ISBN 13: 9780393048551

Published by Beaverkill Press, 1999

About this Item

1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper. A stunning photographic portrait and rich, lucid narrative of the hallowed streams where American fly fishing had its beginnings. Large format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. 279 pages (includes index). Endpapers are colour maps of Catskill Rivers. Packed full of colour and b/w photos throughout. A super copy. Dustwrapper is just lightly scuffed to rear panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Seller Inventory # 1329523

Bibliographic Details

• Title: LAND OF LITTLE RIVERS: A STORY IN PHOTOS OF CATSKILL FLY FISHING
• Publisher: Beaverkill Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0393048551
• ISBN 13: 9780393048551
• Binding: Hardback
• Illustrator: Ferorelli, Enrico
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

The Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Neversink, Esopus, Schoharie, and Delaware-the rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Gordon, and many others-are celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text. In three major sections, Land of Little Rivers presents historical and physical profiles of the rivers; classic rods, reels, and flies; and engaging stories of the people, events, and developments that constitute the Catskill fly-fishing tradition.

Author Austin McK. Francis, noted angling historian and biographer and acknowledged authority on the history of Catskill fly fishing, has a home in the Catskill Mountains and has fished there for more than thirty-five years. Famed photographer and avid fly fisher Enrico Ferorelli, a regular contributor to National Geographic and Smithsonian magazines, spent five months creating the most evocative portfolio of photos ever made of these historic rivers. Together they have produced an exquisite, museum-quality work, one that captures magnificently the beauty and passion so central to the sport Izaak Walton called "the gentle art."

About the Author

Austin M. Francis is a noted angling historian and biographer as well as an acknowledged authority on the history of Catskill fly fishing. He has a home in the Catskill Mountains, where has fished there for more than forty-five years. He is also an avid, longtime squash player. His other books include Land of Little Rivers, Catskill Rivers, and Smart Squash: Using Your Head to Win.