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Until last fall, I had never heard of the heath hen–that was, until a friend mentioned it in a conversation about sporting books. I sheepishly mumbled something equivalent to a nod and smile back to him over the phone as…
I was fortunate enough to grow up down the road from the 1995 World Skeet Shooting Champion (410 bore) — Ed Isabelle — also a family friend. As a teen in central Pennsylvania, I accompanied Ed on a handful of…
My list of unsung heroes of fly fishing is long–likely headed by Austin Hogan. One other angler on the list is Harold Hinsdill Smedley. A Michigan native, Smedley never gained the fame of many other fly fishers and authors, despite…
Much of being a competent bookseller is being a good researcher. Realistically, I don’t have enough time to read every book that passes through the doors of Haerer Books. So, my goal is to quickly absorb as much information as…
Last spring, I was fortunate enough to acquire a large collection of books on Africa from the renowned library of Esmond Bradley Martin (EBM). Martin was a noted conservationist and geographer with ties to the Carnegie steel fortune. He is…
