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They're in the River (Picador Shorts)

By John Mcphee

They're in the River (Picador Shorts) Social Sciences

They're in the River (Picador Shorts)

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A master chronicler of American life introduces us to the iconic and most curious American shad. A pithy, humorous, and illuminating standalone extract from John McPhee's twenty-sixth book, The Founding Fish. McPhee, himself a shad fisherman, recounts the fascinating life and ways of this great American wayfarer, most famous for its Odyssean journey as it leaves the ocean in crowds of millions, running heroic distances up America's rivers to spawn. McPhee introduces us to the habits and haunts of the American shad. We follow it along its spawning run, learning about its curious life cycle, biology, quirks, and mythology among fly fishermen. He opens with a tall tale about his long vigil with a giant roe shad on the line. Night falls, a crowd gathers on a nearby bridge to watch and still the fish refuses to roll over; however embellished, it's a comic story. He fishes and visits the laboratories of famous ichthyologists; he takes instruction in the making of shad darts from a master of the art; he delivers a moving treatise on the particular sound that is unique to every river. In the process, he creates a portrait of America's great waterways and of one of their most storied residents. They're in the River is part of the Picador Shorts series "Oceans, Rivers, and Streams" in which excerpts from beloved classics speak to our relationship with our water bodies, great and small.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
98
Release Date:
2025-06-10
Publication Date:
2025-06-10
Publisher:
St. Martins Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1250391288
ISBN13:
9781250391285
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
92 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
189 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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