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Fly Rod Crosby : the woman who marketed Maine / Julia A. Hunter, Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hunter, Julia A., 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crosby, Cornelia Thurza, 1854-1946.
- Crosby, Cornelia Thurza.
- Hunters--Maine--Biography.
- Hunters.
- Fishers--Maine--Biography.
- Fishers.
- Women hunters--Maine--Biography.
- Women hunters.
- Women fishers--Maine--Biography.
- Women fishers.
- Maine.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Gardiner, Me. : Tilbury House ; Augusta, Me. : Friends of the Maine State Museum, [2000]
- Summary:
- Cornelia Thurza Crosby's remarkable life (1854-1946) gave rise to a certain amount of legend: six feet tall in her stockinged feet, she was the first woman to legally shoot a caribou in Maine, held the first Maine Guide license issued, caught 200 trout in one day (she was an early advocate of catch-and-release), did not believe women should have the vote, was rumored to have shot against Annie Oakley in a sharpshooting competition, and worked tirelessly to promote the sporting life in Maine. This insightful biography is complemented by over a hundred turn-of-the-century photographs, paired with excerpts from Fly Rod's writings, to create a fascinating picture of the Maine woods and one of Maine's most unusual women.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0884482200
- OCLC:
- 44720683
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