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Chargement... The Fair Chase: The Epic Story of Hunting in Americapar Philip Dray
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The title, subtitle, and cover jacket are misleading. There is too much 'setting the scene" and not enough history of hunting in America, e.g. descriptions of how two of the wives of Emperor Maximillion I (1450-1519 ) were killed while hunting, Battle of the Little Bighorn, trophy hunting in Africa, with no mention of Ducks Unlimited, introduction of pheasants as a game bird, waterfowl decoys, or the evolution of ammunition. The book is well written but unfulfilling for this hunter. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"Embodying the classic American traits of resourcefulness and rugged independence, the hunter looms larger than life in our national mythology, occupying a unique--and uniquely fraught--place in the American psyche. Popularized in the nineteenth century as a way to reconnect "soft" urban Americans with nature, for many years sport hunting was the national pastime of Americans from all walks of life, while it became a common theme in literature, art, and design. Fair chase, a code of hunting ethics emphasizing respect and restraint toward wildlife, inspired the conservation movement. Yet, hunting is linked to some less-than-honorable aspects of American history. Pioneers emulated Native American hunting methods even as they usurped their hunting grounds; market hunters drove many animal species toward extinction. Today, questions regarding wildlife protection, animal rights, the abuse of the fair chase ethos, and the sport's sometimes uneasy relationship with gun culture, continue to stir debate. In The Fair Chase, Philip Dray tells the sweeping saga of hunting in America from Daniel Boone to Annie Oakley, from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Hemingway. Hunting's history has much to tell us about our country's legends, its faith in manifest destiny, its evolving views on nature and wildlife, its love of sport and notions of self-reliance--in short, about nothing less than the shaping of our national character."--Jacket flaps. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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