Project Gutenberg 2012-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 302 Boone and Crockett Club Grinnell, George Bird 1849 1938 Roosevelt, Theodore 1858 1919 United States President (1901-1909) Roosevelt, Teddy American Big-Game Hunting: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club The Boone and Crockett Club / Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell -- A Buffalo story / George S. Anderson -- The white goat and his country / Owen Wister -- A day with the elk / Winthrop Chanler -- Old times in the Black Hills / Roger D. Williams -- Big game in the Rockies / Archibald Rogers -- Coursing the Prongbuck / Theodore Roosevelt -- After Wapiti in Wyoming / F.C. Crocker -- In buffalo days / George Bird Grinnell -- Nights with the grizzlies / W.D. Pickett -- The Yellowstone Park as a game reservation / Arnold Hague -- A mountain fraud / Dean Sage -- Blacktails in the Bad Lands / Bronson Rumsey -- Photographing wild game / W.B. Devereux -- Literature of American big-game hunting -- Our forest reservations -- The Club exhibit at the World's Fair -- Constitution and by-laws of the Club -- List of members. Produced by David Edwards, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "American Big-Game Hunting: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club" is a collection of essays and accounts focused on the sport of big-game hunting, compiled in the late 19th century. This work is curated by prominent figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell, both of whom were passionate about hunting and conservation. The book likely delves into various experiences with different types of big game, highlighting the thrill of hunting and the importance of preserving wilderness and wildlife. The opening portion of the book sets the stage for the Boone and Crockett Club, emphasizing its mission to promote responsible hunting, exploration of wild regions, and the conservation of large game species. It discusses the club's role in advocating for legislation to protect game animals, the significance of forest reservations, and the unsportsmanlike practices to be avoided while hunting. Roosevelt and Grinnell lay the groundwork for understanding the ethos that underpins the narratives to follow, illustrating how hunting is not merely a pastime but a reflection of one's character, resilience, and respect for nature. The text transitions into various hunting stories, starting with a personal account of buffalo hunting—a blend of exhilaration and the harsh realities of the experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39965/39965-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Big game hunting -- United States SK Text Category: Adventure Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 430819 2025-07-16T08:48:37.757663 text/html 432890 2012-06-10T10:56:20 text/html 1934016 2025-07-16T08:48:43.740655 application/epub+zip 1936265 2025-07-16T08:48:39.073642 application/epub+zip 222635 2025-07-16T08:48:38.436622 application/epub+zip 2055781 2025-07-16T08:48:47.280619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2009569 2025-07-16T08:48:42.913735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297997 2022-09-18T09:57:15.111580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390987 2025-07-16T08:48:37.240646 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 390634 2012-06-10T10:56:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 390650 2012-06-10T10:58:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23794 2025-07-16T08:48:47.427584 application/rdf+xml 11772 2025-07-16T08:48:38.521628 image/jpeg 2319 2025-07-16T08:48:38.479615 image/jpeg 148700 2012-06-10T10:58:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1903560 2012-06-10T10:58:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 148644 2012-06-10T10:58:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 1908094 2025-07-16T08:48:37.841648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia