Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter

by Theodore Roosevelt

Book Overview

Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter is a book written by Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States. The book is a collection of essays and stories that reflect Roosevelt's passion... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811730336
• ISBN13: 9780811730334
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating Read

This book is definitely worthwhile for anyone interested in hunting, conservation, or just American history. Roosevelt was an astute observer of animal habits and habitat. He was concerned with wildlife conservation long before it was popular. You get a real sense of what a hunting trip was like back in the late 1890s.What's more, he's not a half-bad writer. Unlike all of the modern politicians who "write" books--but actually just give some notes to a ghost writer who then does all of the real writing--Teddy actually wrote this book himself.

Outdoor Pastimes of and American Hunter

I have a copy of this original work, it is still as exciting now as when it was printed (1905). The chapter of wolf and coyote coursing alone is worth the price of the book. Read of the man who caught wolves and coyotes with his bare hands (ok he wore a glove). The hunts for sheep and goats in the Rocky Mts. as well as the chase of the deer in th badlands are all brought to life. Roosevelt was a keen sportsman and naturalist, he provides us a look at the American west at the turn of the century. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to know what hunting in the old west was like.