The Sporting Road - by Jim Fergus (Paperback)

About the Book

From renowned outdoor writer Jim Fergus comes this collection of invigorating, thoughtful essays about life and the land reflected in the seasons of one man's sporting life. The book is also about relationships, which for Fergus include old friends, new acquaintances, and his trusted yellow lab, Sweetzer. Photos.

Book Synopsis

More than just a "man and his dog" hunting adventure, The Sporting Road is a book about the land and man's place in it.

It is also, in many ways, a book about relationships; with nature, animals, and the people with who live around us. As Rick Bass says in his introduction, Jim Fergus is a man for whom "The common denominator is not geographical, but internal; here is a man who belongs intensely to the living. And slowly, gradually --essay by essay--you become aware of the unsaid: the fact that he fits a diminishing time, a diminishing space, and a diminishing code of manners. That he always puts others before him; that he considers and respects his friends, his prey, his dogs, and the landscapes that engage these things."

Review Quotes

"Fergus ... relates simple and vivid details in this pleasing account of six years of travel and sport.... the honest allure of a good campfire yarn." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Jim Fergus is the author of One Thousand White Women, The Sporting Road, A Hunter's Road and Wild Girl. His articles and essays have appeared in a wide variety of national magazines and newspapers, including Newsweek, Newsday, The Paris Review, Esquire, Sports Afield, and Field & Stream. Fergus was born in Chicago and attended Colorado College. He worked as a teaching tennis professional before becoming a full-time freelance writer. He lives in southern Arizona.