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. More