
The Wild Host
The History and Meaning of the Hunt
Rupert Isaacson(Author)
Derrydale Press
Published on 13. February 2002
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-58667-093-1 (ISBN)
Description
A beautifully illustrated history of hunting; a meditation on the meaning of hunting spiritually and culturally; and a very personal hunting account. Destined to be controversial, Rupert Isaacson justifies and celebrates hunting while acknowledging the realities of a modern world of heightened compassion.
Reviews / Votes
Isaacson manages to educate the reader without droning on like a schoolmarm or imposing his views like a fanatic. Instead Wild Host is a joy to read. Isaacson is a master wordsmith, an articulate and eloquent guide who takes readers through the mysteries of the hunt. -- Nicole Lever * The Chronicle Of The Horse * The Wild Host provides a personal and penetrating look at the world of foxhunting past, present, and-in a speculatory way- future. * In and Around Horse Country * Isaacson manages to educate the reader without droning on like a schoolmarm or imposing his views like a fanatic. Instead, Wild Host is a joy to read. Isaacson is a master wordsmith, an articulate and eloquent guide who takes readers through the mysteries of the hunt.Both words and pictures serve as the illustration to Isaacson's main philosophical thrust: "We need to hunt. We need it as a mechanism by which we stay in touch, close touch, with nature." * The Chronicle Of The Horse * A master wordsmith, with skill crafted from years of magazine writing, Isaacson is an articulate and eloquent guide through the ages and the mysteries of the hunt. * The Fauquier Times- Democrat *
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Series
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Missoula
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1284 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58667-093-1 (9781586670931)
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Person
Rupert Isaacson lives in Austin, Texas. He is well-known to the foxhunting community through his regularly featured hunting articles in Hunting and Country Illustrated magazines published in the UK. He is a full time travel and environmental writer specializing in Africa.