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At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman

John Gierach

In a whimsical and heartfelt look into the fishing life, the author of Standing in a River Waving a Stick takes readers on his travels from the Rocky Mountains to Nebraska, on odysseys with his fishing buddies, to the contemplation and reverence of fishing itself.

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The MeatEater Podcast

It was described as a four-season exploration of angling, published as essays in magazines before being collected into a book. The book is structured as freestanding essays, yet weaves a broader narrative of the author's life and friendships.

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I did. At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman.

— Episode: Ep. 092: John Gierach

Episode: Ep. 092: John Gierach

It was described as a four-season exploration of angling, published as essays in magazines before being collected into a book. The book is structured as freestanding essays, yet weaves a broader narrative of the author's life and friendships.

"

I did. At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman.

It was, you know it was one of those seasons of the angler thing. I mean it was a four season thing, and I just had this idea that that would be the way to do a book, is to go through the seasons. And I wrote the chapters as essays, and I published most of them in magazines and then collected them into a book.

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