| Fly-Fishing the 41st: From Connecticut to Mongolia and Home Again: A Fisherman's Odyssey Contributor(s): Prosek, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060555920 ISBN-13: 9780060555924 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: The "New York Times" has called James Prosek "the Audubon of the fishing world," and in "Fly-Fishing the 41st," he uses his talent for descriptive writing to illuminate an astonishing adventure. Beginning in his hometown of Easton, Connecticut, Prosek circumnavigates the globe along the 41st parallel, traveling through Spain, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Japan. Along the way he shares some of the best fishing in the world with a host of wonderfully eccentric and memorable characters. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Fishing - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers |
| Dewey: 799.124 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.4" W x 8.04" (0.73 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "James Prosek has eloquently demonstrated that angling is a kind of universal language. . . . he has taken us on an unforgettable journey." -- Thomas McGuane, author of The Cadence of Grass and The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing The New York Times has called James Prosek the Audubon of the fishing world, and in Fly-Fishing the 41st, he uses his talent for descriptive writing to illuminate an astonishing adventure. Beginning in his hometown of Easton, Connecticut, Prosek circumnavigates the globe along the 41st parallel, traveling through Spain, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Japan. Along the way he shares some of the best fishing in the world with a host of wonderfully eccentric and memorable characters. |
Contributor Bio(s): Prosek, James: - James Prosek is a writer and artist. Dubbed "the Audubon of the fishing world" by the New York Times, his books include Trout, The Complete Angler, and Fly-Fishing the 41st. He lives in Easton, Connecticut. |