Hemingway's Guns, 9781586671594
Hardcover
Ernest Hemingway is a mythic writer and alpha male. As a hunter and conservationist, he drew greatly from the strong example of Theodore Roosevelt, and he much enjoyed teaching newcomers to shoot and hunt. Including short excerpts from Hemingway’s works, these stories of his guns and rifles tell us …

Hemingway's Guns

the sporting arms of ernest hemingway

$79.24

  • Hardcover

    284 pages

  • Release Date

    14 December 2016

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Summary

Ernest Hemingway’s friend AE Hotchner once described a ‘yellowed four-by-five picture of Ernest’, shown to him by Hemingway, ‘aged five or six, holding a small rifle. Written on the back in his mother’s hand was the notation, “Ernest was taught to shoot by Pa when 2.5 years and when 4 could handle a pistol”.’Firearms and shooting infused Hemingway’s existence and thus his writing. He was a member of his high school gun club and went to war when he was eighteen. he hunted elk, deer, and bears …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781586671594
ISBN-10:1586671596
Author:Silvio Calabi, Steve Helsley, Roger Sanger
Publisher:Derrydale Press
Imprint:Derrydale Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:284
Edition:2nd
Release Date:14 December 2016
Weight:1.05kg
Dimensions:267mm x 209mm x 14mm
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Critics Review

A comprehensive biography of the acclaimed writer through his collection of shotguns, rifles and pistols. It is a fine addition to the bookshelf for those with an interest in classic firearms or in Hemingway himself, whose hunting exploits featured prominently in his writing.

About The Author

Silvio Calabi

A writer, editor, and publisher for more than 30 years, Silvio Calabi lives on the coast of Maine and hunts around the world. Roger Sanger, from California and Idaho, is an aficionado of fine guns and the founder of the California Side By Side Society. Steve Helsley, also from California, is a consultant to the National Rifle Association and a firearms historian and photographer. They have collaborated on many articles for shooting magazines and they founded and produced the Gold Medal Concours d’Elegance of Fine Guns and the Western Side By Side Championships.

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