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The Fair Chase: The Epic Story of Hunting in America
Contributor(s): Dray, Philip (Author)
ISBN: 0465061729     ISBN-13: 9780465061723
Publisher: Basic Books
OUR PRICE:   $33.25  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: May 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - General
- Sports & Recreation | Hunting
- History | Social History
Dewey: 639.109
LCCN: 2018005078
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.40 lbs) 416 pages
 
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An award-winning historian tells the story of hunting in America, showing how this sport has shaped our national identity.

From Daniel Boone to Teddy Roosevelt, hunting is one of America's most sacred-but also most fraught-traditions. It was promoted in the 19th century as a way to reconnect soft urban Americans with nature and to the legacy of the country's pathfinding heroes. Fair chase, a hunting code of ethics emphasizing fairness, rugged independence, and restraint towards wildlife, emerged as a worldview and gave birth to the conservation movement. But the sport's popularity also caused class, ethnic, and racial divisions, and stirred debate about the treatment of Native Americans and the role of hunting in preparing young men for war.

This sweeping and balanced book offers a definitive account of hunting in America. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the evolution of our nation's foundational myths.