University of Arkansas Press, 1994 eISBN: 978-1-61075-016-5 | Paper: 978-1-55728-354-2 Library of Congress Classification E873.2.C378 1994 Dewey Decimal Classification 973.926092
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
An Outdoor Journal, first published in 1988, is President Carter’s memoir of hunting and fishing and the meaning of nature, revealing much about a man who embodies “so much of what Americans claim to admire—self-reliance, honesty, humor, modesty, intelligence—the stuff of heroes” (The New York Times Book Review).
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his time as president and his work through the Carter Center, which seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health around the world.
REVIEWS
“The man revealed in these pages seems to embody so much of what Americans claim to admire—self-reliance, honesty, humor, modesty, intelligence—the stuff of heroes.”
—The New York Times Book Review
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Preface to the New Edition
A Brief Word
Childhood
A Childhood Outdoors
Fishing with My Daddy
Learning to Hunt
Dangers in the Woods
American Seasons
Notes of a Fly-Fisherman
Trout Fishing and a Birthday: Spruce Creek
Arkansas Rain, Ice, and Ducks
The Rainbows of Yellowstone—and Japan!
Ruffed Grouse, from Georgia to Michigan
The Forty-Ninth State, but First in Fishing
Home-Grown
The Noble Turkey
Catching Bass on Television
The Prince of Game Birds
Crossing Borders
Salmo Salar
A Visit to Nepal
Bonefishing on Anegada
Queen Charlotte Steelheads
Fishing in Europe
New Zealand Adventure
Kilimanjaro
Stalking the White Foxes of the Sea
Full Circle
On Turniptown Creek
Index
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