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Tales of Swordfish and Tuna
- Author
- Zane Grey
- Narrator
- Robert G. Slade
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 4 June 2019
- Run Time
- 6 hours 42 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Fishing, angling
What to expect
Zane Grey fished up to three hundred days of the year. But, with all that time on the water, there was nothing more exciting or more compelling than the really big fish―the giants of the sea.
In Zane Grey’s day, blue fin tuna were pursued with harpoons and sometimes are even today. There is the story of a swordfish that was hooked at 10:30 in the morning and played until 11:30 that night―only to …!
Tales of Swordfish and Tuna will dazzle and thrill any fishing heart.
Critics Review
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“Well worth reading for pleasure and instruction. Just as he invented the Western, Grey also pioneered sporting fishing for the large ocean species of game fish.”
Chicago Tribune
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“[Tales of Swordfish Fishing is], even today, among the finest works on big-game fishing.”
Independent (London)
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Details
- Author
- Zane Grey
- Narrator
- Robert G. Slade
- Duration
- 6 hours 42 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 June 2019
- ISBN
- 9781982685782
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fishing, angling
Synopsis
Zane Grey fished up to three hundred days of the year. But, with all that time on the water, there was nothing more exciting or more compelling than the really big fish―the giants of the sea.In Zane Grey’s day, blue fin tuna were pursued with harpoons and sometimes are even today. There is the story of a swordfish that was hooked at 10:30 in the morning and played until 11:30 that night―only to …!Tales of Swordfish and Tuna will dazzle and thrill any fishing heart.
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