Reel Adventures: Fishing, Fantasy, and Sportswriting, 1890-1910

McLaughlin, Malcolm ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4139-1151 (2024) Reel Adventures: Fishing, Fantasy, and Sportswriting, 1890-1910. Journal of Sport History. ISSN 0094-1700 (In Press)

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Abstract

This article is a study of angling stories appearing in outdoor-sports magazines in the decades around the turn of the twentieth century, tracking the emergence of a new interest in saltwater fishing in Florida and California. American angling stories had long owed as much to James Fenimore Cooper as Izaak Walton, following trails to lonely mountain streams in the Adirondack or Rocky Mountains, but in the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific writers discovered new opportunities to introduce sensationalism into stories of strenuous tarpon fishing or the thrilling pursuit of swordfish. Meanwhile, at a time of growing US imperial influence, they contributed to a cultural reimagining of the sea as a site of adventure, of encounters with exoticized peoples, and of natural wonder. Angling stories at this time combined these quite varied cultural impulses, suggesting the importance of the sport for an understanding of a pivotal moment in American history.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	angling and fishing,outdoor-sportswriting,outdoor-adventure stories,sport tourism,sdg 3 - good health and well-being,sdg 12 - responsible consumption and production,sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Area Studies Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > American Studies
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	05 Nov 2024 12:30
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2024 17:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/97507
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