Bear Hunter's Century

by Paul Schullery

Book Overview

The years from 1820 to 1920 saw the sport of bear hunting at its greatest flowering. Much of the country was still wild enough to support large numbers of both black and grizzly bears, who in turn supported a remarkable assortment of bear hunters. Some, like David Crockett and Theodore Roosevelt, became internationally famous. Others, like Wilburn Waters and Holt Collier, are almost completely forgotten, though their exploits were just as extraordinary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081170209X
• ISBN13: 9780811702096
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.