| Description |
xxi, 257 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
A less bold and spirited nation -- Essentially a national matter -- Let the best fish win -- As many different states as possible -- A new variety of trout -- Define me a gentleman -- Paying customers and hatchery product -- A full-scale military operation -- Money makes a way -- The way of the passenger pigeon -- A single new mongrel species -- It doesn't do any good -- Epilogue: The last generation of troutfishers |
| Summary |
"Suppose that, more than a century ago, U.S. government officials became concerned that democracy itself was at risk because men seemed to be less virile. And to reverse this trend they decided to populate streams, rivers, and lakes with "an entirely 'synthetic' fish" - quarry that would allow Americans to rediscover their abilities to capture and kill animals. And suppose that, up to the present, these creatures were still being produced and distributed on a massive scale, sometimes even being trained like gladiators and pumped full of the same supplements as professional athletes so they would provide a better fight." "Such is the true story of the rainbow trout. Sometimes vilified for their devastating effects on native fauna, sometimes glorified as the preeminent sport fish, the rainbow trout is the repository of more than a century of America's often contradictory philosophies about the natural world. This book chronicles the discovery of rainbow trout, their artificial propagation and distribution, and why they are being eradicated in some waters yet are still the most commonly stocked fish in the United States."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-244) and index |
| Subject |
Introduced fishes -- United States.
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Rainbow trout fisheries -- United States.
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Rainbow trout industry -- United States -- History.
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Rainbow trout.
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| LC no. |
2009036200 |
| ISBN |
0300140878 (alk. paper) |
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9780300140873 (alk. paper) |
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