Author: David W. Cartwright
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Natural History of Western Wild Animals and Guide for Hunters, Trappers, and Sportsmen
Author: David W. Cartwright
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Natural History of Western Wild Animals
Author: David W. Cartwright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337122843
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337122843
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Epiphany in the Wilderness
Author: Karen R. Jones
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457197545
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
"Whether fulfilling subsistence needs or featured in stories of grand adventure, hunting loomed large in the material and the imagined landscape of the nineteenth-century West. Epiphany in the Wilderness explores the social, political, economic, and environmental dynamics of hunting on the frontier in three “acts,” using performance as a trail guide and focusing on the production of a “cultural ecology of the chase” in literature, art, photography, and taxidermy.Using the metaphor of the theater, Jones argues that the West was a crucial stage that framed the performance of the American character as an independent, resourceful, resilient, and rugged individual. The leading actor was the all-conquering masculine hunter hero, the sharpshooting man of the wilderness who tamed and claimed the West with each provident step. Women were also a significant part of the story, treading the game trails as plucky adventurers and resilient homesteaders and acting out their exploits in autobiographical accounts and stage shows.Epiphany in the Wilderness informs various academic debates surrounding the frontier period, including the construction of nature as a site of personal challenge, gun culture, gender adaptations and the crafting of the masculine wilderness hero figure, wildlife management and consumption, memorializing and trophy-taking, and the juxtaposition of a closing frontier with an emerging conservation movement."
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457197545
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
"Whether fulfilling subsistence needs or featured in stories of grand adventure, hunting loomed large in the material and the imagined landscape of the nineteenth-century West. Epiphany in the Wilderness explores the social, political, economic, and environmental dynamics of hunting on the frontier in three “acts,” using performance as a trail guide and focusing on the production of a “cultural ecology of the chase” in literature, art, photography, and taxidermy.Using the metaphor of the theater, Jones argues that the West was a crucial stage that framed the performance of the American character as an independent, resourceful, resilient, and rugged individual. The leading actor was the all-conquering masculine hunter hero, the sharpshooting man of the wilderness who tamed and claimed the West with each provident step. Women were also a significant part of the story, treading the game trails as plucky adventurers and resilient homesteaders and acting out their exploits in autobiographical accounts and stage shows.Epiphany in the Wilderness informs various academic debates surrounding the frontier period, including the construction of nature as a site of personal challenge, gun culture, gender adaptations and the crafting of the masculine wilderness hero figure, wildlife management and consumption, memorializing and trophy-taking, and the juxtaposition of a closing frontier with an emerging conservation movement."
Wagons West
Author: Frank McLynn
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802199143
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
An acclaimed historian’s “compellingly told” year-by-year account of the pioneering efforts to conquer the American West in the mid-nineteenth century (The Guardian). In all the sagas of human migration, few can top the drama of the journey by Midwestern farmers to Oregon and California from 1840 to 1849—between the era of the fur trappers and the beginning of the gold rush. Even with mountain men as guides, these pioneers literally plunged into the unknown, braving all manner of danger, including hunger, thirst, disease, and drowning. Employing numerous illustrations and extensive primary sources, including original diaries and memoirs, McLynn underscores the incredible heroism and dangerous folly on the overland trails. His authoritative narrative investigates the events leading up to the opening of the trails, the wagons and animals used, the roles of women, relations with Native Americans, and much else. The climax arrives in McLynn’s expertly re-created tale of the dreadful Donner party, and he closes with Brigham Young and the Mormons beginning communities of their own. Full of high drama, tragedy, and triumph, “rarely has a book so wonderfully brought to life the riveting tales of Americans’ trek to the Pacific” (Publishers Weekly).
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802199143
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
An acclaimed historian’s “compellingly told” year-by-year account of the pioneering efforts to conquer the American West in the mid-nineteenth century (The Guardian). In all the sagas of human migration, few can top the drama of the journey by Midwestern farmers to Oregon and California from 1840 to 1849—between the era of the fur trappers and the beginning of the gold rush. Even with mountain men as guides, these pioneers literally plunged into the unknown, braving all manner of danger, including hunger, thirst, disease, and drowning. Employing numerous illustrations and extensive primary sources, including original diaries and memoirs, McLynn underscores the incredible heroism and dangerous folly on the overland trails. His authoritative narrative investigates the events leading up to the opening of the trails, the wagons and animals used, the roles of women, relations with Native Americans, and much else. The climax arrives in McLynn’s expertly re-created tale of the dreadful Donner party, and he closes with Brigham Young and the Mormons beginning communities of their own. Full of high drama, tragedy, and triumph, “rarely has a book so wonderfully brought to life the riveting tales of Americans’ trek to the Pacific” (Publishers Weekly).
Mammals of Wisconsin
Author: Hartley Harrad Thompson Jackson
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299021504
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
"There is little doubt that this book will be considered the standard reference work in Wisconsin for generations."--The Science Teacher Today, it is indeed the standard work in its field--the most comprehensive, useful, and enjoyable mammal guide for the entire North Central States region.
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299021504
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
"There is little doubt that this book will be considered the standard reference work in Wisconsin for generations."--The Science Teacher Today, it is indeed the standard work in its field--the most comprehensive, useful, and enjoyable mammal guide for the entire North Central States region.
Biennial Report
Author: Indiana State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Librarian of the Indiana State Library
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Report
Author: Indiana State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Purchasing Board of the State Library and the State Librarian of the State of Indiana
Author: Indiana State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Librarian of the State Library for the Fiscal Years Ending October 31 ... and ..., and ... Biennial Supplement to the General Catalogue
Author: Indiana State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description