Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Founding Fish Paperback - 2003
by John McPhee
Lauded as "a fishing classic" ("The Economist") upon its publication in hardcover, McPhee's 26th book is a braid of personal history, natural history, and American history, in descending order of volume.
About this book
McPhee’s twenty-sixth book is a fascinating example of personal history, natural history, and American history in descending order. Every spring, American shad-Alosa sapidissima leave the ocean in groups of thousands and run distances upriver to spawn.
John McPhee, a shad fisherman himself, recounts the shad’s role in the lives of George Washington and Henry David Thoreau. He fishes with and visits the laboratories of famous ichthyologists during which he takes instruction in the making of the darts from a master of the art, fishes in various North American rivers, and cooks shad in a variety of ways. In the words of Bill Pride for The Denver post, he "fishes the same way he writes books, avidly and intensely. He wants to know everything about the fish he's after, its history, its habits, its place in the cosmos"
First line
I hadn't been a shad fisherman all my days, only seven years, on the May evening when this story begins-in a johnboat, flat and square, anchored in heavy current by the bridge in Lambertville, on the wall of the eddy below the fourth pier.
First Edition Identification
This book was first published in 2002 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York. This book is octavo with beige boards, black lettering on the spine, and a colorful dust jacket depicting shad by Sherman F. Denton.
Details
- Title The Founding Fish
- Author John McPhee
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First edition
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
- Date September 10, 2003
- ISBN 9780374528836 / 0374528837
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 2.29 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects American shad, Shad fishing - North America - History
- Dewey Decimal Code 597.45
Media reviews
Citations
- New York Times, 09/14/2003, Page 28
About the author
More Copies for Sale
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Founding Fish
by McPhee, John
- Used
- Condition
- UsedVeryGood The cover is clean but does show some wear.
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780374528836 / 0374528837
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
South San Francisco, California, United States
- Item Price
-
$2.49$4.99 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
UsedVeryGood The cover is clean but does show some wear. .
Item Price
$2.49
$4.99
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Founding Fish
by McPhee, John
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780374528836 / 0374528837
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$6.46FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. Paperback. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$6.46
FREE shipping to USA
The Founding Fish
by John McPhee
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780374528836 / 0374528837
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$6.46FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$6.46
FREE shipping to USA
The Founding Fish
by John McPhee
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780374528836 / 0374528837
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$6.46FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$6.46
FREE shipping to USA
The Founding Fish
by John McPhee
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780374528836 / 0374528837
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$6.46FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$6.46
FREE shipping to USA
The Founding Fish
by John McPhee
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780374528836 / 0374528837
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$6.46FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$6.46
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Founding Fish
by McPhee, John
- Used
- Condition
- UsedGood
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780374528836 / 0374528837
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Rotterdam , New York, United States
- Item Price
-
$6.84FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
UsedGood. Some foxing and/or discoloration around edges. Shows minimal wear such as frayed or folded edges, minor rips and tears, and/or slightly worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages.
Item Price
$6.84
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Founding Fish
by McPhee, John
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780374528836 / 0374528837
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
$7.58FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Item Price
$7.58
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Founding Fish
by McPhee, John
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780374528836 / 0374528837
- Quantity Available
- 5
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
$7.92FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
$7.92
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Founding Fish
by McPhee, John
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780374528836 / 0374528837
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
$7.92FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Item Price
$7.92
FREE shipping to USA