@article{842956,
      recid = {842956},
      author = {Dray, Philip,},
      title = {The fair chase : the epic story of hunting in America /},
      pages = {xi, 396 pages :},
      abstract = {"Embodying the classic American traits of resourcefulness  and rugged independence, the hunter looms larger than life  in our national mythology, occupying a unique--and uniquely  fraught--place in the American psyche. Popularized in the  nineteenth century as a way to reconnect "soft" urban  Americans with nature, for many years sport hunting was the  national pastime of Americans from all walks of life, while  it became a common theme in literature, art, and design.  Fair chase, a code of hunting ethics emphasizing respect  and restraint toward wildlife, inspired the conservation  movement. Yet, hunting is linked to some  less-than-honorable aspects of American history. Pioneers  emulated Native American hunting methods even as they  usurped their hunting grounds; market hunters drove many  animal species toward extinction. Today, questions  regarding wildlife protection, animal rights, the abuse of  the fair chase ethos, and the sport's sometimes uneasy  relationship with gun culture, continue to stir debate. In  The Fair Chase, Philip Dray tells the sweeping saga of  hunting in America from Daniel Boone to Annie Oakley, from  Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Hemingway. Hunting's history  has much to tell us about our country's legends, its faith  in manifest destiny, its evolving views on nature and  wildlife, its love of sport and notions of  self-reliance--in short, about nothing less than the  shaping of our national character."--Jacket flaps.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/842956},
}