The Undiscovered Zane Grey Fishing Stories

by Zane Grey, George Reiger (Editor)

Stories and articles describe a young boy's introduction to fishing, an old man who finally sees the ocean, deep-sea fishing, unusual species of game fish, and America's vanishing wilderness

176 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1983

About the author

Pearl Zane Grey was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old West. As of June 2007, the Internet Movie Database credits Grey with 110 films, one TV episode, and a series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater based loosely on his novels and short stories.

Reviews

[H R Koelling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some pretty good fishing stories, but also some stories that have nothing to do with fishing. Not sure why they're included in this collection, considering the title.

The opening story is probably the best, which contains the several serialized stories he wrote for a magazine, now collected and published together for the first time. Evidently autobiographical in nature, it tells the story of a young boy's discovery of fishing and the passion he develops for this lifelong pursuit.

There is also a lot of biographical information about Pearl Zane Grey, and extensive footnotes, which almost makes this collection seem scholarly at times.

But Zane's love of fishing does really make up the heart of this book, even if you come away with a different perspective on who Zane Grey was as a person in real life. I was kind of reminded of the impetuous and chaotic life of F. Scott Fitzgerald, although Zane was a lifelong teetotaler.

[Bob Beckert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting how the good stuff never gets old.