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Of woods and waters : a Kentucky outdoors reader
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Since the opening of the American frontier, Kentucky's vast wilderness has cast a spell over those who have walked among the trees of its majestic forests or alongside its creeks and rivers brimmin...
Since the opening of the American frontier, Kentucky's vast wilderness has cast a spell over those who have walked among the trees of its majestic forests or alongside its creeks and rivers brimming with catfish, bass, and trout. The influence of the land and the outdoors has had a significant impact on the course of the history and culture of the Bluegrass State, from the rugged mountains in the east to the calm deep waters of the western part of the state. Kentucky's forests and streams are some of the most pristine in the nation, and they have inspired artistic and literary works by such
Details
- Creator
- edited by Ron Ellis ; foreword by Nick Lyons
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2005]
- ©2005
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (428 p.)
- ISBNs
- 0813123739, 1306184266, 9780813145754, 9780813123738, 0813145759
- OCLC
- ocn864899154
- A collection of reprints of writings and poems originally published from 1889 to 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- English
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Prologue: The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon; Containing a Narrative of the Wars of Kentucke (An Excerpt); ESSAYS; Fishing in the Ohio; Deer Camp (2004); An Entrance to the Woods; Dove Autumn; An Essential Ingredient; The Frontier (An Excerpt); A Little Bit of Santa Glaus (An Excerpt); Muskie Joe: The Legend Continues; An Excerpt from Rivers of Kentucky (2001); Frog Fever; Tickling, Noodling, etc.; Meats: Game and Tame (An Excerpt); Fox-Hunting in Kentucky (An Excerpt)
- Fishing with the Stewart BrothersWhen the Cork Goes Under (2005); An Excerpt from 40 Acres and No Mule (1967); The Philosophy of Angling; Bass, Pike, and Perch (An Excerpt; A Place of Noble Trees (2005); An Excerpt from Shantyboat (1953); The Memory Place (An Excerpt); Partners in the Web of Life (2OO4); King of the Spring Woodlands; Our Creek Is Full of Memories; An Excerpt from Clear Springs (1999); Inheritance (An Excerpt); They Called Him Lucky (An Excerpt; Fly-Fishing Time; The Kentucky Longrifle (2004); The Scolding (2004); Chapter Added to Rich History; Old Reels
- A Connecticut Yankee in a Kentucky Trout StreamFICTION; An Excerpt from Hunter's Horn (1949); An Excerpt from Nathan Coulter; A Special Incident; Ely's Bass; Fur in the Hickory; The Great Ohio River Catfish Hunting Expedition; Into the Woods (An Excerpt); Big Boy (An Excerpt); An Excerpt from Aleck Maury, Sportsman (1934); An Excerpt from Gina. Jamie. Father. Bear. (2002); An Excerpt from His First, Best Country (1993); Spirit Deer; Our Wiff and Daniel Boone; The Meadow; POETRY; Predator and Prey (2004); Hermit's Sack Song; The Hermit on His Gate (2004); For Jeff (2004); Walking Sticks
- The BuffaloHawkbells; Down in the Counties (2004); Trapper at Camp Dix Bend (2004); Undercurrents; Fishing with My Father in the Middle Field Pond (2005); Fish Story; The Faith of Fishermen; After the Hunt; Spring Hunt; Woodcock of the Ivory Beak; Hunter; Mountain Fox Hunt; Alpheus Waters September 2,1863; Falling Asleep While Hunting; A Statement of the Case; Fishing at Valleyview Ferry; Bluegills; Stocking the Pond; American Portrait: Old Style (An Excerpt); Heart of Autumn; VII: Tell Me a Story; APPENDICES; APPENDIX A Kentucky State Record Fish
- APPENDIX B Kentucky's All-Time Top Ten Boone & Crockett White-tailed BucksList of Contributors; Permissions