Description |
190 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm |
Series |
Animal series |
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Animal (Reaktion Books)
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Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Various Trout -- 2.Sacred Trout -- 3.Imperial Trout -- 4.Filleted Trout -- 5.Desirable Trout -- 6.Wild Trout |
Summary |
Leaping effortlessly from bright streams into the human imagination, the trout has an ancient fascination that can be traced back to Stone Age cave dwellers, and it thrives today in our diet, religion, folklore, history, science, literature, and, of course, fishermen's tales. James Owen reveals here why the trout beguiles us so |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Animals and civilization.
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Fishes in art.
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Fishes in literature.
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Human-animal relationships.
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Introduced fishes.
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Trout fishing.
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Trout -- History.
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Trout -- Social aspects.
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Trout.
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LC no. |
2012429871 |
ISBN |
1861898770 |
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9781861898777 (paperback) |
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