Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American West - Couverture rigide

Spitzer, Mark

 
9780803265233: Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American West
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0803265239 ISBN 13 : 9780803265233
Editeur : Bison Books, 2017

Synopsis

Fisherman Mark Spitzer takes readers on an action-packed investigation of the most fierce and fearsome freshwater grotesques of the American West ever to inspire both hatred and fascination. Through the lenses of history, folklore, biology, ecology, and politics, Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American West depicts the environmental destruction plaguing the most maligned creatures in our midst while subtly interweaving Spitzer's experiences of personal tragedy and self-discovery.

Join Spitzer as he noodles for flathead catfish in Oklahoma, snags paddlefish in Missouri, trotline- and electro-fishes American eels in Arkansas, studies razorback suckers in Arizona, bounty hunts for pikeminnows in Washington State, attends a burbot festival in Utah, stirs up Asian carp in Kansas, and breaks the state record for the largest yellow bullhead ever caught in Nebraska.

By examining freakish links in a vital chain and working with specialists in the field, Spitzer portrays a planet in environmental crisis and dispels the illusion that our actions don't result in long-term, toxic consequences. Spitzer offers models for fisheries and provides other sources of hope in this informative epic of redemption that ultimately celebrates the wild and resilient beauty and remaining possibilities of the American West.

Watch a book trailer. Visit the Where in the West is Mark Spitzer? blog series for additional reading and a look at more photographs not included in the book.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mark Spitzer is an associate professor of writing at the University of Central Arkansas. He is the author of several novels, poems, essays, and literary translations, including Season of the Gar: Adventures in Pursuit of America's Most Misunderstood Fish and Return of the Gar. Spitzer has consulted for Nat Geo's Monster Fish and appeared on Animal Planet's River Monsters.

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Éditeur
Bison Books
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0803265239
ISBN 13 
9780803265233
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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