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Hoover The Fishing President: Portrait of the Private Man and His Life Outdoors | 
 enlarge | Author: Hal Elliott Wert
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 744857
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 388
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1.6
ISBN: 0811700992
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.916092
EAN: 9780811700993
ASIN: 0811700992
Publication Date: January 2005
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Condition: Book and Cover in Excellent Condition
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Book Description
Herbert Hoover had a lifelong passion for fishing, beginning in his boyhood. The sport gave relief from first the pressures of business and civil service and later the presidency. He fished throughout the United States, in California, Oregon, Key West, and North Carolina; founded the Cave Man Camp, a spot for powerful Republicans at Bohemian Grove, north of San Francisco; and had a hideaway near the Upper Rapidan River in Virginia, where he could fish for trout as an escape from the stress of Washington, D.C. In the last year of his life, he wrote a small book about fishing. Includes never-before-published photos and an interview by Senator Hatfield, who spent time at Bohemian Grove.
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Many facets of a complicated man October 7, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Wert has uncovered the complex , intriguing life of Herbert Hoover. Hoover's energy, verve, and even joie de vivre is revealed in anecdote after anecdote. While the book is a great fishing adventure, following Hoover from youth to old age on nearly every fishing outing he undertook, in the background is subtle political history and commentary that tells an enormous amount about Hoover's character and political savvy . Most interesting is the way we are shown the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of powerful political figures.
The book is superbly researched and well annotated and illustrated. A great read.
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