The Beaverkill; Willowemoc; Neversink; Esopus; Schoharie; and Delawaremdash;the rivers of angling pioneers Thaddeus Norris; Robert Barnwell Roosevelt; Theodore Gordon; and many othersmdash;are celebrated in this gorgeous book of photographs and text. In three major sections; Land of Little Rivers presents historical and physical profiles of the rivers; classic rods; reels; and flies; and engaging stories of the people; events; and developments that constitute the Catskill fly-fishing tradition.Complementing its photographic beauty; Land of Little Rivers is a book of substance; filled with fascinating stories; anecdotes; and nuggety captions. Land of Little Rivers is the product of author Francisrsquo;s twenty-five years of research and writing about Catskill fly fishing; and of photographer Ferorellirsquo;s more than thirteen thousand images; from which has been selected the most evocative portfolio of photos ever made of these historic rivers. Together they have produced an exquisite; museum-quality work; one that captures magnificently the beauty and passion so central to the sport Izaak Walton called ldquo;the gentle art.rdquo;
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. and the ghost in the Fort Harrison Hotel had been there since the early 20th century but was attributed to a more salacious origBy Desiree MatlockDrastically incomplete; lacking actual back story for several of the landmarks or ghosts that were included. And the bonus snippet of bigotry was an unexpected slap. I found myself yelling at the book at times; as it completely skipped over well known actually haunted places to invent new ones; or gave totally false origins to ghost stories. For instance; the Bellevue Biltmore fire was missing (!); and the ghost in the Fort Harrison Hotel had been there since the early 20th century but was attributed to a more salacious origin to suit the authors dislike of the current tenant. There were nearly no sources given; however; so I suppose the inaccuracies can be excused as beginning and ending with the author.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great writer and many details of St. PeteBy J. GriffinThere are not many books specific to the haunted history of St. Petersburg; FL and this book is one to have on the shelf. Being one of the rare native St. Petersburgians (not yet 30 years old); I was intrigued about the stories and history of the places I grew up with and pass by every day. I am not a big reader but I couldnt put this one down. I read half the book the day it arrived. The author is very descriptive with the locations and has obviously done her homework with fact checking. She provides relative historical photos a few witty words which make for a smirk or two each chapter. My only con is that is isnt longer. Maybe a second book including the Crystal Bay Hotel on Central and Park Street or the London Bus Pub in Seminole is in the works?0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good Stuff!By SkunkWorksI really liked this book. I knew about some of the "haunted" places in this book; the nice part was; getting the HISTORY of the who; what and why it is haunted. This book is well written and actually explains the possible reasons why. Told by someone who actually went to all the places; just as you can... the catch is; you now know the ins and outs that he had to uncover. If you ever go to these places you know what to look for and why. Excellent book! Keep it handy if you go "exploring".
