Dieser Autor, einst als einer der furchtlosesten Journalisten Nordamerikas angesehen, erkundete die turbulenten Ereignisse seiner Zeit mit unermüdlicher Neugier. Seine Karriere führte ihn vom Beginn der Revolution in Russland bis zu persönlichen Begegnungen mit historischen Persönlichkeiten wie Gandhi und Hitler. Farson's Stil zeichnete sich durch rohen Realismus und die Fähigkeit aus, die Essenz dramatischer historischer Momente einzufangen. Sein Schreiben zeugt von einer Faszination für außergewöhnliche Ereignisse und die einzigartigen Persönlichkeiten, die die Welt prägten.
The book focuses on the revival of classic literature from the early 1900s and earlier, highlighting the scarcity and rising costs of these works. It emphasizes the commitment to republishing them in high-quality, affordable modern editions, preserving the original text and artwork for contemporary readers.
This is just the story of some rods, and the places they take you to. It begins with surf-casting on the New Jersey coast, when I was 13, and carries on to such scenes as flyfishing the headwaters of the Kuban in the upper Caucasus, and casting for rainbow trout in the rivers of southern Chile, with a volcano erupting every ten minutes within plain view. There is not a record, or even a very big, fish in it; and some of the finest things fishing has given me I have found beside the steams of the West Country in England. Chiefly, I love my rods because of their associations, the places they have brought me to. They have been part of my kit, when I travel, for many years. This magic wand has revealed to me some of the loveliest places on earth. That is the story of this book.