Let's Go Fishing!: Fish Tales from the North Woods

by Eric Dregni

Anglers are simply superior because of their contemplative pastime, according to Izaak Walton. And few who fish would disagree. In fact, the habit of amplifying the sport is documented at least as long ago as 75 A.D., when Plutarch wrote that Mark Antony faked a catch to impress Cleopatra. From Bible verse to Grandpa's latest whopper, fishing has figured in our spiritual and cultural lore, to say nothing of our cuisine, as far back as we remember,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816693218
• ISBN13: 9780816693214
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.1" x 9.1"