River Songs (eBook)

Moments of Wild Wonder in Fly Fishing

Steve Duda (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
192 Seiten
Mountaineers Books (Verlag)
978-1-68051-702-6 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;Steve Duda, in River Songs: Moments of Wild Wonder in Fly Fishing, his first collection of essays, reminds us with attentive care to language and gloriously boisterous storytelling, why we keep coming back to rivers..."e; -- Flyfisherman Magazine"e;You won t forget these stories. They ll make you think about your relationship with fishing and perhaps make you look at it in a different way."e; -- Fly Culture Magazine"e;...this is the kind of writing--the kind of flyfishing writing, especially-that you simply will not find anywhere else, for the simple reason that no one can tell a story the way that Steve Duda tells a story."e; -- The Fly Fish JournalIndependent Publisher Book Award WinnerForeword INDIES Book of the Year Awards FinalistRiver Songs is rich with bracing, authentic, generous stories--writing that revels in language and spirit. Avoiding most of fly fishing s cliches--the romantic elegies, the Moby-Dick-like conquests, the play-by-play detailing a "e;victory"e; over a fish--Steve Duda instead offers pieces that breathe lived experience, reveal vulnerabilities, and convey a broad perspective of what it means to have "e;a long run with a tight crew."e; Duda is interested in what has been learned out there on the river: what is it about this "e;ridiculous activity"e; that connects us to this planet, makes us human, gives us hope?River Songs focuses on the in-between moments and the unexpected revelations--awe, fear, frustration, doubt, joy--that are as much a part of fishing as tying knots and chucking flies. Readers ride along with Duda in battered pickup trucks, fish "e;between jobs,"e; look longingly at unfished famous rivers while touring with a country-punk band, and wonder how a fishing trip led to getting a tooth pulled while being surrounded by trash-talking friends. They will find beauty, discovery, heartbreak, good dogs, and the wonder of nature within the expanse of Northwest landscapes and beyond.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Angeln / Jagd
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Schlagworte: bonefish • carp fishing • Columbia River fishing • Deschutes River fishing • fishing for steelhead • flyfishing essays • flyfishing memoir • Golden Trout • john gierach • king salmon • pnw flyfishing stories • thomas mcguane • Yakima River fishing
• ISBN-10: 1-68051-702-3 / 1680517023
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68051-702-6 / 9781680517026