Word: fisherman
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...passionate fisherman and a passionate taxonomist, and so his collected works include Catalogue of Books on Angling, including Ichthyology, Pisciculture, Etc. Once when he caught a seven-pound trout, he sent it to his friend and whist partner James Russell Lowell, and Lowell rewarded him (and the trout) with some forellean verses that began...
...dean of the Kennedy School, has nothing but praise for his successor, noting in particular his fundraising skills. He, too, detects the duality Allison's personality, an easygoing manner combined with extraordinary intentness. "I know Graham as an occasional fishing companion. He's a very good, very ardent fisherman who will go with you at the drop of a hat. He's great fun to be with, whether watching a tennis game or collaborating on a project," he says...
...dean of the Kennedy School, has nothing but praise for his successor, noting in particular his fundraising skills. He, too, detects the duality Allison's personality, an easygoing manner combined with extraordinary intentness. "I know Graham as an occasional fishing companion. He's a very good, very ardent fisherman who will go with you at the drop of a hat. He's great fun to be with, whether watching a tennis game or collaborating on a project," he says...
...dean of the Kennedy School, has nothing but praise for his successor, noting in particular his fundraising skills. He, too, detects the duality Allison's personality, an easygoing manner combined with extraordinary intentness. "I know Graham as an occasional fishing companion. He's a very good, very ardent fisherman who will go with you at the drop of a hat. He's great fun to be with, whether watching a tennis game or collaborating on a project," he says...
Sidey reports that the most fun he had while getting acquainted with the earlier Presidents was discovering that Herbert Hoover was an ardent, and articulate, fisherman. "My reporter-researcher, Cassie Furgurson, found a tiny volume by Hoover, called Fishing for Fun. Perhaps President Carter has also discovered the book, because he has recently become an avid fisherman. Hoover wrote: 'Fishing is a chance to wash one's soul with pure air, with the rush of the brook, or with the shimmer of the sun on the blue water.' It sounds so quieting and gratifying that...