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 · John McPhee is a shad fisherman, and his passion for the annual shad run has led him, over the years, to learn much of what there is to know about the fish known as Alosa sapidissima, or "most savory." In The Founding Fish McPhee makes of his obsession a work of literary art. In characteristically bold and spirited prose-inflected, here and. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for McPhee, John THE FOUNDING FISH 1st Edition 1st Printing at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! The Founding Fish by John McPhee starting at $ The Founding Fish has 2 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace.

The Founding Fish. John McPhee. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, - Nature - pages. 3 Reviews. John McPhee's twenty-sixth book is a braid of personal history, natural history, and American history, in descending order of volume. Each spring, American shad-Alosa sapidissima-leave the ocean in hundreds of thousands and run heroic. John A. McPhee - The Founding Fish from the publisher: The Founding Fish, John McPhee's twenty-sixth book, is a braid of personal history, natural history, and American history, in descending order of bltadwin.ru is a shad fisherman. He waits all year for the short spring season when delicious American shad -- Alosa sapidissima-- leave the ocean in hundreds of thousands and run up rivers. I have to admit to being a huge John McPhee fan. His books and essays are always interesting and Founding Fish about the American shad is no exception. McPhee always does his homework, seeking out the knowledgeable and then going further to double-check even their information.

The Founding Fish. Author: John McPhee. They're in the River. 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. John McPhee, "a registered curmudgeon", was fishing for shad on the Delaware River one afternoon when he felt a tug. Nearly three hours later, amidst a serious debate over what was on the end of the line, a concerned wife's inquiry forwarded by a policeman, and cheers from interested spectators, McPhee pulled from the river a 4 - 3/4 pound roe shad. Each spring, American shad-Alosa sapidissima-leave the ocean in hundreds of thousands and run heroic distances upriver to spawn. McPhee--a shad fisherman himself--recounts the shad's cameo role in the lives of George Washington and Henry Dav. John McPhee's twenty-sixth book is a braid of personal history, natural history, and American history, in descending order of volume.