| A Place on the Water: An Angler's Reflections on Home Contributor(s): Dennis, Jerry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312141270 ISBN-13: 9780312141271 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: Encompassing stories from his childhood up to the present day, Dennis relates to the reader his discovery and love of fishing, the environment, and life on the water. Blending memory and observation, this book is an exploration of subjects with broad appeal--love of land and water, the appreciation of nature, and the outrage at changes capable of obliteration. Line drawings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation - Nature |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 95045754 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: More than a collection of fishing stories, A Place on the Water is a passionate and eloquent exploration of subjects with broad appeal: love of land and water, informed and unsentimental appreciation of nature, and outrage at changes that threaten to obliterate places we can no longer afford to take for granted. In clear and sparkling prose, Jerry Dennis transports us to a world that every angler dreams of-where the very next cast will be the one that hooks something enormous and wonderful. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dennis, Jerry: - Jerry Dennis writes for Smithsonian, Sports Afield, Gray's Sporting Journal, and The New York Times. His books, including It's Raining Frogs and Fishes, A Place on the Water, and The River Home, have won numerous awards and have been translated into five languages. In 1999, he was the recipient of the Michigan Author of the Year Award presented by the Michigan Library Association. He lives in Traverse City, Michigan. |