Randy Wayne White's Ultimate Tarpon Book; The Birth of Big Game Fishing Unforgettable Battle with the Fascinating Silver King
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2010. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [38], 436, [6] pages. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed by the editor on the title page. Inscription reads Robert! Randy Wayne White. DJ has small corner crease in front flap. This features contributions from Theodore Roosevelt, Frederic Remington, Ernest Hemingway, Ted Williams, Zane Grey, Thomas Edison, and others. Randy Wayne White (born 1950) is an American writer of crime fiction and non-fiction adventure tales. He has written New York Times best-selling novels and has received awards for his fiction and a television documentary. He is best known for his series of crime novels featuring the retired NSA agent Doc Ford, a marine biologist living on the Gulf Coast of southern Florida. White has contributed material on a variety of topics to numerous magazines and has lectured across the United States. A resident of Southwest Florida since 1972, he lives on Sanibel Island, where he is active in South Florida civic affairs and owns the restaurant Doc Ford's Sanibel Rum Bar & Grill. White worked for the Fort Myers News-Press for four years during which time he obtained a captain's license. He then bought a used charter boat and operated as a light-tackle fishing guide at the Tarpon Bay Marina on Sanibel Island for thirteen years. Theodore Roosevelt wrote about Harpooning Devil-Fish. When William Halsey Wood landed the first big tarpon ever caught on rod and reel, news quickly spread. This 1885 event changed the face and fabric of sports fishing and helped make Southwest Florida a mecca for anglers from all parts of the world. Today, the silver king remains one of the most sought-after of all game fish. Randy Wayne White's Ultimate Tarpon Book offers everything you could ever want to know about the origins of big game fishing, told in the words of those who were there. Zane Grey and Theodore Roosevelt fished for tarpon, so did Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Edison, Frederic Remington, and many others. The stories and narratives they wrote based on their experiences, along with those of more than 100 other contributors, including some of the best outdoor writers of our time, are presented here. The book includes information on the pioneer tarpon guides, the historic tarpon lodges, the innkeepers, the outfitters, the boat builders, and the scientists that made Fort Myers the greatest big game fishing resort in the country. Randy Wayne White spent thirteen years as a professional tarpon guide, and Carlene Fredericka Brennen tournament fished for fifteen years for the silver king. For decades they have been collecting books, research papers, and popular literature on the tarpon. The best of their catch is presented here, complete with stories, commentary, and an introduction by White. The result is a book that no serious angler can be without! With Contributions From: Ernest Hemingway, Zane Grey, W. H. Wood, Randy Wayne White, Billy Pate, A. W. Dimock, Mark Sosin, Theodore Roosevelt, Ted Williams, Lefty Kreh, Thomas Edison, Joan Salvato Wulff, Jimmy Albright, Stu Apte, John N. Cole, Vic Dunaway, Chico Fernandez, Thomas McGuane, Carlene Fredericka Brennen, Van Campen Heilner, Flip Pallot, Nick Lyons, Joe Brooks, Bill Curtis, Louis L. Babcock, Lorian Hemingway, Byron Stout, Norm Zeigler, and more! Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Game Fishing, Reference Works, Tarpon, William Halsey Wood, Frederic Remington, George Renton Shultz, Zane Grey, Fort Myers, Theodore Roosevelt, Ambrose McGregor, Henry Plant, Thomas Edison, Silver King, Edward Lewis Evans, Useppa Island, Ted William
ISBN: 9780813035123
[Book #84194]
Price: $500.00