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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1882 Edition.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1856 Edition.

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One certainly must wonder how an English gentleman, coming to the United States when twenty-four years of age, could possibly amass and organize such voluminous information, especially when considering his countless other literary achievements. Although Herbert was an avid sportsman, he freely admits that he made much use of such renowned naturalists as Audubon, Giraud, Wilson, DeKay, Godman, and Bell, especially for descriptive species passages. A Mr. T. M. Adams of Independence, Missouri, is credited for much of the information on western species of big game. Much of the book, however, is based on Forester's own extensive hunting travels in the eastern United States and Canada. His much admired and engaging writing style led to some calling him "the Shakespeare of sporting literature."--Henry M. Reeves.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

Frank Forester's Field Sports of the United States and British Provinces of North America, ranks among the most significant works describing our native game birds and mammals and their pursuit during the mid-1800s. Throughout much of his literary career Henry William Herbert wrote under the pseudonym 'Frank Forester', thus he is generally better known by his nom de plume. This scarce work contains vignettes of North American small upland game species including the hares. This is followed by a section about means of pursuing and taking many of these species. Another section addresses hunting dogs and their care. Next comes waterfowl and their pursuit, North American big game, a six-part appendix, one of which is devoted to fish and fishing, and a well organized index. Herbert was a gifted artist, as established by fine sketches of many species he discusses. Some personally composed poems are scattered throughout his narration. Henry William Herbert was indeed an important author in nineteenth century America, particularly of the sport of hunting as it was then practiced.--Henry M. Reeves.