The Game Birds Of The Coasts And Lakes Of The Northern States Of America. A Full Account Of The Sporting Along Our Sea-Shores And Inland Waters, With A Comparison Of The Merits Of Breech-Loaders And M

Before conservation became a slogan, sportsmen read the weather, the tide, and the flight line. Salt air. Steel. Sudden wings. In The Game Birds Of The Coasts And Lakes Of The Northern States Of America, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt delivers a keen-eyed hunting and shooting guide to atlantic seashore shooting and the marshy reaches of northern united states hunting, blending field knowledge with the pleasures of close observation. Written in the nineteenth century by a noted sportsman and public figure, it records shorelines and lake country before modern development, and hints at the conservation instincts that would soon shape American field sport for anyone who loves wild places.Roosevelt surveys the game birds that draw gunners to beaches, bays, and inland waters, shaping a practical waterfowl hunters reference for coastal game bird hunting and inland waters waterfowl shooting alike. Just as compelling is his measured breechloader vs muzzleloader discussion: handling, reliability, and the changing ethics and pace of sport, captured at the moment when vintage shotgun technology was remaking American shooting. Part natural history, part travelogue, part argument for better practice, it stands among classic american hunting memoirs with a voice that is plain, alert, and unshowy.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a complete unabridged edition prepared for readers and collectors alike, and a collectors edition reprint worth keeping close to the gun cabinet or the bookshelf of firearms history enthusiasts.