| The Game-Birds Of The Coasts And Lakes Of The Northern States Of America Contributor(s): Roosevelt, Robert B. (Author), Reeves, Henry M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1436671787 ISBN-13: 9781436671781 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 Annotation: In this book, Robert B. Roosevelt foresaw and expressed concern about the eventual decrease and possible extinction of many game animals unless conservation measures and improved hunter ethics were promptly adopted to protect them. He relates personal hunting experiences, descriptions of major game birds (waterfowl, rails, shorebirds, woodcock, and snipe), means of taking them, areas hunted, hunting equipment, including boats, retrieving dogs, the art of marksmanship, sportsmanship, and hunter ethics. He clearly describes the advantages of the new breech-loading shotguns over antiquated muzzled-loaders. This was one of most hotly debated hunting issues of the day. The author was an uncle of Theodore Roosevelt and great-uncle of Eleanor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wife. An avid sportsman, he is often credited for instilling in Theodore an appreciation of the out of doors, including hunting, fishing, hiking, and camping.--Henry M. Reeves. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Birdwatching Guides - Nature | Animals - Birds - Sports & Recreation | Hunting |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 340 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |