Legendary Deerslayers

by Wegner, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780873496674
• ISBN10: 0873496671
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc

Summary

Emphasizing adventure, natural history, and Americana from a simpler, more romantic era of deer hunting, white-tailed deer historian Rob Wegner presents readers with this dramatic, complimentary volume to Legendary Deer Camps. The next installment in the Deer & Deer Hunting Classics Series, this outstanding collection of writings and nostalgia from our 19th century deer camps, and the history surrounding their colorful occupants, reconnects readers with this time-honored tradition.Luxurious illustrations offer a fascinating mix of classic photography and prints from some of America's most prominent, influential artists-Winslow Homer, Currier and Ives, and Frederic Remington. The text is authoritative, but engaging, profiling a dozen of America's greatest deer hunters-eleven true-to-life heroes, including John James Audubon, Theodore Van Dyke, and Archibald Rutledge-and their fictitious prototype Natty Bumppo. A rich blend of sporting art and natural, literary history-Rob Wegner has truly created a masterpiece!