The Outdoor Writing Life

The Outdoor Writing Life

It is commonplace for long-established writers, late in their careers, to indulge in some type of retrospective look at their decades of literary endeavor. The word “indulge” is used advisedly, because to some degree virtually every such effort involves cosseting of...
Wild!

Wild!

Just when you think a hunt couldn’t possibly get more dangerous and exciting, something really wild comes along.

Zane Grey in Print: A Collector’s Guide

Zane Grey in Print: A Collector’s Guide

There are many facets, some of them controversial or even contradictory, to Zane Grey’s career: oddball youngster with an overbearing father, exceptionally skilled collegiate baseball player, disillusioned dentist, struggling and often depressed young writer trying to...
Rare/Classic Hunting Books for Sale

Rare/Classic Hunting Books for Sale

Here’s a chance to add treasures in a variety of fields—classic reprints, sumptuous books on renowned sporting artists, choice old-time angling titles and more. There are items for every budget and many interests. All of the listings that follow are one of a kind...
Women Writers On African Travel,  Sport, And Adventure

Women Writers On African Travel, Sport, And Adventure

Dubbed the “Dark Continent” by Victorian explorers who were fascinated by its geographical mysteries and incredible abundance of game, Africa has been the setting for a massive outpouring of literature of interest to sportsmen. The latter half of the 19th century on...
The Best of Robert Ruark

The Best of Robert Ruark

Anyone with so much as a passing acquaintance with sporting literature is familiar with Robert Chester Ruark. He is probably the best-loved and most widely read outdoor writer of this century. Certainly, Ruark’s timeless and immensely popular books The Old Man and the...