American Big-Game Hunting: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club
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"American Big-Game Hunting: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club" is a collection of essays and accounts focused on the sport of big-game hunting, compiled in the late 19th century. This work is curated by prominent figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell, both of whom were passionate about hunting and conservation. The book likely delves into various experiences with different types of big game, highlighting the thrill of
hunting and the importance of preserving wilderness and wildlife. The opening portion of the book sets the stage for the Boone and Crockett Club, emphasizing its mission to promote responsible hunting, exploration of wild regions, and the conservation of large game species. It discusses the club's role in advocating for legislation to protect game animals, the significance of forest reservations, and the unsportsmanlike practices to be avoided while hunting. Roosevelt and Grinnell lay the groundwork for understanding the ethos that underpins the narratives to follow, illustrating how hunting is not merely a pastime but a reflection of one's character, resilience, and respect for nature. The text transitions into various hunting stories, starting with a personal account of buffalo hunting—a blend of exhilaration and the harsh realities of the experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Boone and Crockett Club |
|---|---|
| Editor | Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938 |
| Editor | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 |
| Title | American Big-Game Hunting: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club |
| Contents | The Boone and Crockett Club / Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell -- A Buffalo story / George S. Anderson -- The white goat and his country / Owen Wister -- A day with the elk / Winthrop Chanler -- Old times in the Black Hills / Roger D. Williams -- Big game in the Rockies / Archibald Rogers -- Coursing the Prongbuck / Theodore Roosevelt -- After Wapiti in Wyoming / F.C. Crocker -- In buffalo days / George Bird Grinnell -- Nights with the grizzlies / W.D. Pickett -- The Yellowstone Park as a game reservation / Arnold Hague -- A mountain fraud / Dean Sage -- Blacktails in the Bad Lands / Bronson Rumsey -- Photographing wild game / W.B. Devereux -- Literature of American big-game hunting -- Our forest reservations -- The Club exhibit at the World's Fair -- Constitution and by-laws of the Club -- List of members. |
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Produced by David Edwards, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | SK: Agriculture: Hunting sports |
| Subject | Big game hunting -- United States |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 39965 |
| Release Date | Jun 10, 2012 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 556 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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