Inventing Montana: Dispatches from the Madison Valley

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Try Audible Free Get this audiobook plus a second, free. Cancel anytime and keep all your audiobooks. Unable to add item to List. Sorry, there was a problem. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Customers who bought this item also bought. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. A Fly Rod of Your Own. The Habit of Rivers: Reflections on Trout Streams and Fly Fishing. All Fishermen Are Liars. No Shortage of Good Days. Product details Audible Audiobook Listening Length: February 15, Whispersync for Voice: Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review.

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. This book is a bit different than maybe your typical flyfishing book. It is centered around a group of old friends. They get together each summer for a couple of months to fish the Madison and other streams in Montana.

Inventing Montana: Dispatches from the Madison Valley

The author and his wife are two of the mainstays of the group. Some are present for most of the time - others come and go. Each seems to have their own talents and personalities. I don't know that I learned an awful lot about fishing Montana with this book - but, it was certainly an enjoyable read. One person found this helpful. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I enjoyed it but that may because I've visited most of the places mentioned. Ted Leeson writes with descriptive phrases that at times you feel like you are in Montana.

Other times you are longing to be there as a part of the group. I highly recommend this book. It is one of his best. With The Habits of Rivers and Jerusalem Creek to his credit, Ted Leeson now assumes the top of the heap of sporting writing with his latest work. Verbose complex and not enjoyable ready.

Ok for some academic project. Great book - not even close to being just about fishing. Two years after his debut book he edited a volume of essays titled The Gift of Trout. That was a good book, but I was really looking forward to his next volume containing only his work. I had to wait eight years from The Habit of Rivers until publication of Jerusalem Creek , another exceptional book of essays centered in the Driftless area.

I loved those books, but from what I remember, they seemed to be filled with lots of thought-provoking, introspective pieces.

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I believe one of the reasons it does so is because of the humor he injects into most of the pieces. His chapter titled, Local Semiotics, contains a side-splitting discussion among his friends when they happened upon the only open campsite, but it hand an ice scraper in the middle of the picnic table.

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Was it a sign of something other than forgetfulness? Leeson has spent the last 20 or so years visiting Montana for about a month with a handful of friends. The group is an eclectic bunch, which creates the backdrop for many of the essays. These essays take place in a relatively small area, the Madison Valley. Focusing on such a small area, with a group of close friends, helps bring an intimacy to the book, an almost folksy feel to it.

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Such as his essay about Ennis. For those of you unfamiliar with Ennis, Montana, it is the quintessential cow town, with the added feature of being the quintessential fly fishing town as well which is an odd dichotomy considering the occasional conflict between cattlemen and anglers. Leeson analyzes the problems associated with waving when your license plate clearly shows you are an outsider. View all 3 comments.

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Jul 29, Timothy Kidder rated it really liked it. Not a new book by any means, but one that I just finished reading, "Inventing Montana - Dispatches from the Madison Valley" proved to be a great read. The descriptive word-painting throughout conjures visions of places I've never been.


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With characters like "The Painter", "The Mechanic" and "The Artist" among others creates a feeling that this could be any group of friends spending the summer together in a rented ranch house. The "Dispatches" format allowed me to enjoy reading even with my consis Not a new book by any means, but one that I just finished reading, "Inventing Montana - Dispatches from the Madison Valley" proved to be a great read.

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The "Dispatches" format allowed me to enjoy reading even with my consistently inconsistent schedule. I read it over a few weeks by taking in a few pages each night, though it was often hard to stop. Leeson's wit and easy going mannerisms come through in this book, and leaves me feeling like I would enjoy fishing with him, and his group of companions. Which is pretty high praise in my world. Jan 10, Ron Patch rated it it was amazing.

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