“Something new under the sun.... Mr. Van Dyke uses the pen as skillfully as the gun.”—Providence (R. I.) Bulletin.
“Its spirited and lifelike descriptions will make every one who has ever found enjoyment with the rod and gun tingle with the delight of pleasant recollections.”—Chicago Dial.
“Crisp and readable throughout, and, at the same time, gives a full and truthful technical account of our Southern California game afoot, afloat or on the wing.”—San Francisco Alta California.
“It is written as such a book should be written.... It exhibits the sportsman’s observation of nature, and his unflagging good spirits—the result of both being a breezy, dewy book.”—N. Y. Evening Mail.
“A very successful attempt to combine the interest of a novel with the more practical features of an authoritative work on the hunting and fishing of a country celebrated among sportsmen.”—Spirit of the Times.
“A thoroughly enjoyable book. The writer’s descriptions of hunting, fishing and sporting in pursuit of the smaller kinds of game, are racy and vivid, and there is just enough love-making woven in with the wild life to give it additional zest.”—Philadelphia Inquirer.
PUBLISHED BY FORDS, HOWARD, & HULBERT,
27 Park Place, New York.