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First man of fishing. (Traveler's Notebook).(author Zane Grey)(Brief Article)

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From: Town & Country
Date: 20030801
Author:McLaughlin, Chantal M.

Before there was Hemingway, there was Zane Grey. In the early 20th century, the devoted outdoorsman gained wealth and fame with his prolific output of novels and nonfiction books extolling the natural beauty of the American frontier and life in the Old West, but his true passion was fishing. Grey was drawn to the sport by "the certainty of something new to learn, to feel, to anticipate, to thrill over." The Ohio native used his earnings to buy a 190-foot schooner, a custom-made deep-sea-fishing reel and a new home on the California coast. He also traveled worldwide in search of ...

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