Let's go fishing! : fish tales from the north woods
(Book)
Author
Published
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2016].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780816693214, 0816693218
Physical Desc
xix, 221 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Medford - Adult Nonfiction | 799.1 DRE | Available |
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Published
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2016].
Language
English
ISBN
9780816693214, 0816693218
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"A celebration of the sport in the land of 10,000 lakes and beyond, where the fish fry is a near-holy Friday ritual, the running of smelt heralds spring, and a village of ice-fishing huts springs up on every frozen lake, this irresistible book tells the full story from trivia to sacred tradition. Eric Dregni, who has entertained countless readers with enlightening tales of Midwest marvels, here shows his considerable skills as a raconteur and cultural historian of the fun and the facts of fishing in the Great Lakes region. Fishing contests and taxidermy, lures and earthworms, fishing scenes on beer cans, and the peculiar genre of fishing photographs: no detail is too small, reflection too deep, or bridge too far to escape his eye and ready wit, from gear madness to true grit, angling heroics to solitary pleasures, small-town festivals to sport-fishing meccas. And he has the images to prove it. Lavishly illustrated with postcards, advertisements, historical prints, and tourist snapshots, this book is an always fascinating, occasionally hilarious, and often oddly informative compendium of fishing lore destined to reel in the uninitiated and to occupy the aficionado in those long, empty hours between seasons. A celebration of the sport in the land of 10,000 lakes and beyond, where the fish fry is a near-holy Friday ritual, the running of smelt heralds spring, and a village of ice-fishing huts springs up on every frozen lake, this irresistible book tells the full story from trivia to sacred tradition. Eric Dregni, who has entertained countless readers with enlightening tales of Midwest marvels, here shows his considerable skills as a raconteur and cultural historian of the fun and the facts of fishing in the Great Lakes region." -- Dust jacket.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dregni, E. (2016). Let's go fishing!: fish tales from the north woods . University of Minnesota Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dregni, Eric, 1968-. 2016. Let's Go Fishing!: Fish Tales From the North Woods. University of Minnesota Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dregni, Eric, 1968-. Let's Go Fishing!: Fish Tales From the North Woods University of Minnesota Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dregni, Eric. Let's Go Fishing!: Fish Tales From the North Woods University of Minnesota Press, 2016.
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