ROD, RIFLE and RAPIDS in the ADIRONDACKS and LIFE IN THE WOODS

French, J. Clement

Published by The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, New Haven, Connecticut, 1912

About this Item

J. Clement French was one of the founders and the first president of the Hollywood Club, near the Raquette River. He went to the Adirondacks on account of his health and became such an enthusiastic sportsman and lover of the woods that most of his summer vacations were spent in the Adirondacks. It is difficult to realize how much these experiences in the woods meant in the life of Dr. French. In his home, in his church and in whatever company of men he was thrown they formed the basis of many an anecdote, and his hearers were never weary of listening to him. Deadly as he was with his rife and graceful as a fly fisherman, he was no less skillful in keeping the attention of his friends who were only too glad to learn of his adventures. It was natural that from time to time he should wish to tell larger audiences of these experiences and he therefore wrote two lectures which give a good idea of life in the woods. After his death in 1899 efforts were made to find the manuscripts of these lectures, but without success. Recently, however, they were discovered and it has been thought that it might be of interest to preserve them as a memorial of the early experiences of the founders of the Hollywood Club. The first lecture, "Rod, Rifle and Rapids in the Adirondacks" is complete in itself. The second lecture, entitled "Life in the Woods" in its manuscript form, is made up of much new material with a number of pages of the manuscript of the first lecture transferred bodily to the second, so that it is not possible to print the second lecture in full without the repetition of many things contained in the first lecture. It has therefore been thought wise to print the first lecture in full and to print only the new matter contained in the second lecture with such references to the first as to enable the second lecture to be easily put into complete form. 39 pp. Near fine soft cover. Plum Adirondack Bibliography Number 6640. A RARE Adirondack item. The photos on the listing page are of the actual book for sale. Always carefully packaged and shipped quickly, often same day.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ROD, RIFLE and RAPIDS in the ADIRONDACKS and LIFE IN THE WOODS
• Publisher: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, New Haven, Connecticut
• Publication Date: 1912
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket