Description: Title: Wilderness of Hope: Fly Fishing and Public Lands in the American West Author: Grover, Quinn Publisher: Bison Books Binding: Hardcover Pages: 248 Dimensions: 8.80h x 8.30w x 0.90d Product Weight: 1 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9781496211804 Longtime fly fisherman Quinn Grover had contemplated the "why" of his fishing identity before more recently becoming focused on the "how" of it. He realized he was a dedicated fly fisherman in large part because public lands and public waterways in the West made it possible. In Wilderness of Hope Grover recounts his fly-fishing experiences with a strong evocation of place, connecting those experiences to the ongoing national debate over public lands. Because so much of America's public lands are in the Intermountain West, this is where arguments about the use and limits of those lands rage the loudest. And those loudest in the debate often become caricatures: rural ranchers who hate the government; West Coast elites who don't know the West outside Vail, Colorado; and energy and mining companies who extract from once-protected areas. These caricatures obscure the complexity of those who use public lands and what those lands mean to a wider population. Although for Grover fishing is often an "escape" back to wildness, it is also a way to find a home in nature and recalibrate his interactions with other parts of his life as a father, son, husband, and citizen. Grover sees fly fishing on public waterways as a vehicle for interacting with nature that allows humans to inhabit nature rather than destroy or "preserve" it by keeping it entirely separate from human contact. These essays reflect on personal fishing experiences with a strong evocation of place and an attempt to understand humans' relationship with water and public land in the American West. Purchase the audio edition. Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Book Title: Wilderness of Hope : Fly Fishing and Public Lands in the American West
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2019
Topic: Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Fishing, Essays
Item Height: 1.1 in
Genre: Nature, Sports & Recreation, History
Item Weight: 16.2 Oz
Item Length: 8.6 in
Author: Quinn Grover
Item Width: 5.7 in
Book Series: Outdoor Lives Ser.
Format: Hardcover
