The Fair Chase: The Epic Story of Hunting in America

by Philip Dray

Book Overview

An award-winning historian tells the story of hunting in America, showing how this sport has shaped our national identity.

From Daniel Boone to Teddy Roosevelt, hunting is one of America's most sacred-but also most fraught-traditions. It was promoted in the 19th century as a way to reconnect "soft" urban Americans with nature and to the legacy of the country's pathfinding heroes. Fair chase, a hunting code of ethics emphasizing fairness,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465061729
• ISBN13: 9780465061723
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.4"