THEODORE ROOSEVELT ON HUNTING

THEODORE ROOSEVELT ON HUNTING There have been few hunters as daring, as powerful, and as articulate as our twenty-sixth president, Theodore Roosevelt. From his ranching years in the Dakota Territory to the famous African adventures, Roosevelts tales are unparalleled stories of the hunt. The best of them are collected here. Of Roosevelts many volumes of hunting and exploration, two reader favorites have always been Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail and African Game Trails, both excerpted here. During his ranching years, Roosevelt ranged far and wide, and his African trips were also famously bold. In all his expeditions, Roosevelt reveals in detail hunts that were incredible journeys of both pursuit and discovery, for wherever he went in the outdoors he assumed the roles of both hunter and naturalist. The hunts range from upland birds and waterfowl to prized big game animals like elk, bear, and sheep amid lofty peaks. There are goat pursuits among ice-glazed mountain spires and close encounters with grizzlies in the black timber. He survives lion charges and buffalo attacks, and stumbles onto elephants. From the peaks and plains of the American West to the vast and mysterious East African game fields and forests, Roosevelt shares his experiences and observations in irresistible prose.WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING:Besides being one of our greatest presidents, Roosevelt stands alone as a conservationist, a visionary when it came to the protection and preservation of Americas natural resources, and an author. Library JournalABOUT THE AUTHOR:Lamar Underwood is the former editor-in-chief of Sports Afield and Outdoor Life and is presently the editorial director of the Outdoor Magazine Group of Harris Publications in New York. Among the many books he has authored or edited are Classic Hunting Stories (page 141), Classic War Stories (page 60), The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told (page 204), Into the Backing (page 175), and Whitetail Hunting Tactics of the Pros (page 210). ISBN: 1-59228-775-1 publish date: 01/15/2006