Robert Scharff

Editor's ForewordThis second edition of the late Kenneth M. Swezey's 1969 original has been updated and greatly expanded by Robert Scharff, a long-time friend and associate of Swezey's.Swezey drew the materials for the original edition from the huge collection of notes, books, and personal...

forewordBetween 1867, when Alaska was purchased from Russia, and 1869, when the Golden Spike wedded the Coasts with a band of steel known as the transcontinental railroad, something of uncelebrated significance occurred, and nowas we approach its centennialwe should take note of it: A man walked...

Chapter OneLEARNING ABOUT SHOTGUNSTHERE IS NO more healthful sport than hunting and no sport more closely linked to the traditions of American heritage. Whether you follow your dog through the fields in search of upland game, hunt the lowland for waterfowl, or prowl the woods for deer, you take...

Vorwort Die endlose Weite und die unergründlichen Tiefen des Ozeans haben seit uralten Zeiten die Fantasie des Menschen beschäftigt. Alles Unbekannte hat von jeher die menschliche Neugier erregt. Lange Zeit schien es, als wäre es unmöglich, die Rätsel zu lösen, die das Meer uns seit...