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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Fisher'S Or Angler'S Almanac For 1851 Calculated For All Parts Of The United States Containing, Besides The Usual Information Maxims And Hints For

The Fisher'S Or Angler'S Almanac For 1851 Calculated For All Parts Of The United States Containing, Besides The Usual Information Maxims And Hints For

J. Brown, John

Paperback

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ISBN10: 9354487262
ISBN13: 9789354487262
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 18 2021
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.09 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into rivers and reedbeds of 1851 United States, where sport, weather, and watercraft meet on the page. Read it before the thaw. John J. Brown's The Fisher's or Angler's Almanac for 1851 is an angling almanac and vintage fishing handbook in one: a seasonal fishing calendar calculated for all parts of the nation, paired with practical counsel, observations, and the pleasures of angler maxims and verse. As an illustrated sporting annual, it gathers the kind of fishing techniques and lore that working anglers swapped at the waterside, then fixes them in print for armchair reading and planning alike. Dip in for a date, a hint, a turn of phrase; keep it close as a reference for anglers when the season turns and the hatch begins. Brown writes for the whole country, from Atlantic salmon waters to inland lakes, with the tidy confidence of a desk calendar and the warmth of a fireside companion. The illustrations sharpen the sense of period tackle, dress, and riverbank manners for curious readers, seasoned hands. More than curiosity, it is a bright piece of 19th century America and a landmark within American sporting literature, standing among the classic fly fishing books that shaped how the United States wrote about the outdoors. 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 collectors facsimile edition worthy of shelves where field guides sit beside history.

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