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In a presidency plagued by the Depression, when the country was poised on the brink of modernising its future, Herbert Hoover faced numerous challenges and found relief from the stresses of his professional life in his pastime, fishing.
Trade ReviewWert’s own knowledgeable enthusiasm about the places Hoover fished, as well as his tireless research in the local newspapers, diaries, and other rarely used records from which he has assembled the story of Hoover’s passion for fishing, make this book unique. -- K. A. Clements, author of Hoover, Conservation and Consumerism
With verve and insight, Hal Elliott Wert traces Hoover’s remarkable lifelong adventures as a fisherman and thereby opens a window on Hoover’s soul. Readers of this lively story will come away with a deeper understanding of one of our most enigmatic statesmen—and a powerful urge to explore the streams where Hoover found solace and renewal. -- George H. Nash, author of The Life of Herbert Hoover
Although Herbert Hoover struggled with many world crises throughout his public life, he always found peace when he stood in mountain streams in search of the elusive brook trout. Hal Wert shows us how fishing tempered and relaxed this extraordinary American and made him a better, more compassionate humanitarian. -- Timothy Walch, Director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library
