Vermont River: The Classic Portrait of a Man and His River [Paperback]

W. D. Wetherell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1993

Selected by Trout magazine as one of the thirty finest fly-fishing books, Vermont River is the brilliant chronicle of a writer and fisherman. It is a book of rare and genuine beauty, a celebration of fly fishing, the natural world, and a river valley and the life in it. The first of Wetherell's trilogy lauding his love of a sport and a region, Vermont River is a must for anyone who loves good literature.

Editorial Reviews

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Vermont River has been praised by lovers of the outdoors as a classic of its genre. -- Cleveland Plain Dealer

Vermont River will appeal to anyone who fell in love with A River Runs Through It. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

From the Publisher

A year in the life of a writer and fisherman, and his river of choice.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (February 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558212612
• ISBN-13: 978-1558212619
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,037,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, a bit literary and languid, but enjoyable for fly fishing and/or literature fans, February 21, 2010

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Bobby Doerr "lionvt" (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vermont River: The Classic Portrait of a Man and His River (Paperback)

I liked this book and have recommended it to friends. It's very well written, but it is a bit languid and literary in style. Although I read quite a bit, I generally do not enjoy "literature" -- or a well crafted book for its own sake. I am a fly fisherman and Wetherell's great love for the sport shines through this book. But I'm not sure I could have finished it if the book was about archery, or some sport that I do not share the author's enthusiasm, as the book's reverence for the sport and the river might seem maudlin for some. The book is very well written, and if you like that sort of thing, you will like the book regardless of topic. In short, I recommend this book, but think it helps to either be a fly fisherman (or think you might be) or someone who reads and enjoys literature. Vermont River: The Classic Portrait of a Man and His River

5.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful entertaining and relaxing collection of essays on fly fishing in Vermont., April 17, 2008

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Herb Lemon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vermont river (Hardcover)

Wetherell is very good at avoiding overstatement as in each of his essays he muses on the joys of flyfishing. This is as much a book about a writer as it is about an avid fisherman. There is range here, and humor, and research, one of my personal favorites being the essay where he delves into which writers were fishermen and seldom wrote about the sport, and which writers and poets such as Chekov and Yeats wrote about the sport with elegance.

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4.0 out of 5 stars You'll learn more about the river, June 3, 2000

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R. WHITTEN "rick_whitten" (Fresno, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vermont River: The Classic Portrait of a Man and His River (Paperback)

Wetherell is not a self-indulgent type of flyfisher. For him the joy is in the being there, and being part of the life that brings fishing to reality.