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The Cabinet Of Natural History And American Rural Sports (Volume I)

The Cabinet Of Natural History And American Rural Sports (Volume I)

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Hiking & ClimbingEnvironmental StudiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354508030
ISBN13: 9789354508035
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into the early American countryside, where the edge of the forest meets the crack of a rifle and the quiet study of a specimen drawer. The woods breathe on paper. The Cabinet Of Natural History And American Rural Sports (Volume I) gathers the era's curiosity and practical know-how into a natural history anthology that moves between american wildlife descriptions and the lived rhythms of the field. Part reference for naturalists, part rural sports compendium, it traces hunting and fishing traditions alongside the habits, habitats, and seasons that shaped nineteenth century America. Its pages reflect a time when collecting, sketching, and tracking were companion arts, and when rural recreation carried its own codes of restraint, skill, and respect for the quarry from shore to upland country. Read for clear-eyed observation, for outdoorsmanship and sport lore, and for the voice of Victorian nature writing as it turns wilderness into record and memory. As a witness to the rise of field sports literature and popular science in the United States, this volume sits at a crossroads: cabinet and camp, parlour and riverbank. It appeals equally to the casual browser who loves animals, landscapes, and old-world craft, and to the collector building a library of classic Americana and illustrated natural history. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure, and a distinctive gift for sportsmen who value tradition as much as technique.

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