Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland

By John Godfrey Rogers

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Embark on thrilling fishing and hunting adventures in early 20th-century Vancouver and Newfoundland through the eyes of an eager traveler facing both the joys and challenges of exploring untamed landscapes.

Genres

History - General Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Travel & Geography

Released

2014-10-31

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Summary

"Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland" by John Godfrey Rogers is an early 1900s memoir about the author's fall trips to Vancouver Island and Newfoundland for fishing and hunting. Fueled by stories of Campbell River's salmon, the book starts with Rogers' trip to Vancouver Island. He writes about the fun and struggles of traveling as a sportsman, detailing the long journey and the people he met. Rogers is excited to go after tyee salmon and hunt wapiti in the thick woods, showing a mix of adventure and thoughts about the difficulties of fishing and train travel back then, drawing the reader into a world of sport and nature in North America.