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Growing gills : a fly fisherman's journey / David Joy ; illustrated by Michael Polomik.
- Title
- Growing gills : a fly fisherman's journey / David Joy ; illustrated by Michael Polomik.
- Author
- Joy, David, 1983-
- Publication
- Fairview, N.C. : Bright Mountain Books, c2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | SH689.3 .J69 2011 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 196 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "David Joy's Southern memoir details a North Carolina fly fisherman's youthful experiences in the Outer Banks and Piedmont to his pursuit of native brook trout in the Appalachian Mountains. This work of literary nonfiction encapsulates the philosophical underpinnings of a man defined by fish, family, water, solitude, environment, and wilderness"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Joy, David, 1983-
- Brook trout fishing > Appalachian Region
- Fly fishing > Appalachian Region
- Wilderness areas > Appalachian Region
- Fishers > Appalachian Region > Biography
- Fishers > Outer Banks > Biography
- Fishers > Piedmont (U.S. : Region) > Biography
- Appalachian Region > Social life and customs
- Outer Banks (N.C.) > Social life and customs
- Piedmont (U.S. : Region) > Social life and customs
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Growing Gills -- A School of Cannibalistic Fish -- Breaking in the Cork -- The Piscatorial Picasso -- Throwing Tight Loops -- Feed 'em Feathers -- The Liar -- Wild -- Untouched -- "What in me is dark, illumine..." -- Sound of Silence -- Glimpses of Monsters -- Native -- The Ritual -- The Grass Eater -- Floating Toward Humility -- Tailout.
- ISBN
- 9780914875604 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0914875604 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780914875611 (e-book ed.)
- 0914875612 (e-book ed.)
- LCCN
- ^^2011032877
- OCLC
- 707251543
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library